LSU'S DISASTER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

The Disaster Science and Management (DSM) program at LSU was founded in 2002 as a freestanding minor within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, with a major in DSM added in 2007. It is designed to train the next generation of Homeland Security Enterprise professionals. Students in the program gain knowledge and skills to address issues of natural coastal disasters and to build resilience to these disasters.