Disaster Response Undergraduate Certificate

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12 Credit Hours Required

The undergraduate certificate in disaster response will provide recipients in key areas of fundamental disaster response, including Red Cross first aid training, psychological first aid training, an understanding of causes and consequences of traumatic experiences.

Certificate Requirements

PSYC 255 - Introduction to Disaster Response
PSYC 256 - Psychological First Aid
PSYC 456 - Introduction to Disaster Psychology
Select one of the following:
PSYC 241 - Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYC 258 - Children and Trauma
PSYC 267 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment (C)
PSYC 359 - Practicum in Disaster Response
PSYC 439 - Psychology of Safety
PSYC 451 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (C)
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology (C) [SGR #3, HSDC]

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference USD’s State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization