1. Mission
The Department of Disaster and Emergency Management aims to provide professional education for disaster relief in the public and private sectors. It aims to cultivate disaster safety management specialists for disaster mitigation activities in the government, SOEs and corporations. The Department of Disaster and Emergency Management aims to acquire theories and techniques to strengthen practical capabilities in the area of disaster and safety management, and to foster professionals with field-oriented capabilities. It is an Academia-Research-Industry Cooperative Course jointly established and operated by the Busan Metropolitan City Fire Disaster Headquarters, the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, and the Affiliated Research Institute of Pacific Ocean Marine Industries Co., Ltd. Established in 2017, it is the first department in Korea to offer a Master's and Doctoral degree in disaster management. It trains students to play professional roles in general disaster management (prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, etc.), disaster reduction, business continuity and risk management and assessment and fosters disaster management experts for major industries.
2. Curriculum
A. Master’s program: Disaster and Emergency Management
B. Doctoral program: Disaster and Emergency Management
- Big Data Technologies for Information Security
- Convergence Contents for Public Safety Service
3. Faculty
Name |
Position |
Academic degree |
Major |
Dr. Byeong-gwon Kim |
Associate Professor / Department Chair |
Ph.D. in Medical Science |
Preventive Medicine, Health Care Management |
Dr. Dong-gyu Lee |
Associate Professor / Teaching Professor |
Ph.D. in Public Administration |
Policy science |
Dr. Chae-Soo Kim |
Professor |
Ph.D. in Industrial management engineering |
Industrial engineering |
Dr. Han Se Eok |
Professor |
Ph.D. in Public Administration |
Information policy |
Dr. Yoon Eun Ki |
Professor |
Ph.D. in Political Science |
Public administration theory |
Dr. Jin-woo Jeong |
Professor |
Ph.D. in Medical Science |
Emergency medicine |
Dr. Jae-hong Park |
Associate Professor |
Ph.D. in Medical Science |
Mental science |