Disaster Management and Resilience MSc

Program Overview

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The Disaster Management and Resilience MSc equips you with advanced skills to anticipate, assess, mitigate, and manage complex disasters. You'll gain a holistic understanding of disaster management, integrating risk, humanitarian practice, development, and climate change adaptation. Taught by experienced professionals, this program prepares you for careers in government, NGOs, healthcare, and more.

Program Outline

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Disaster Management and Resilience MSc

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Degree Overview

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Overview:

This program equips you with advanced skills and knowledge to anticipate, assess, mitigate, critically analyze, prepare, plan for, and successfully manage increasingly complex disasters. You will operate confidently in policy development, strategy implementation, and response and recovery planning and management.

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Objectives:

• Strengthen community, professional, organisational, national, and international capacity to deal with complex multifactorial disasters.
• Develop strategies that could increase resilience to acute and chronic threats to both economies and societies.
• Advance your skills in evaluating complex situations, developing creative and innovative solutions, and implementing lessons learned.
• Produce an industry-facing working paper of publishable quality on a topic of your choice.

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Description:

You will engage with a holistic approach to disaster management and resilience, integrating aspects of risk, humanitarian practice, development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation. This program fosters a critical understanding of the activities of NGOs, government organisations, multilateral agencies, and institutions.

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Unique Features:

• Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for the 2023-24 intake.
• Modules offered on a rolling basis every eight months, enabling flexible study for part-time students.
• Taught by experienced professionals with extensive real-world expertise.
• Focuses on developing solutions for complex challenges in a rapidly changing world.

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Outline

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Module Structure:

The program consists of modules offered on a rolling basis, ensuring flexibility for part-time students.

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Compulsory Modules (15 credits each):

• Disaster Risk, Resilience, Adaptation and Sustainability
• Training and Exercise Design and Delivery
• Foresight, Insight and Strategy
• Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience
• Humanitarian Principles, Preparedness and Response
• Disaster Interventions, Evaluation and Learning
• Risk, Incidents and Leadership
• Research Perspectives and Practice
• Supporting Transition to Postgraduate Study
• Working Paper (50 credits)

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Optional Modules (15 credits each):

• Leading Diverse Workforces

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Course Schedule:

Modules are typically offered once every eight months, allowing for flexible study for part-time students. Contact the university for the latest course schedule.

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Module Descriptions:

• Disaster Risk, Resilience, Adaptation and Sustainability: Explores the interrelationship between disaster risk, resilience, adaptation, development, and sustainability.
• Training and Exercise Design and Delivery: Enables you to plan, design, and manage training and exercise programs in disaster, crisis, and emergency management.
• Foresight, Insight and Strategy: Explores strategies for developing long-term planning in a world of change and uncertainty.
• Community Preparedness, Recovery and Resilience: Investigates community preparedness, recovery, and resilience approaches.
• Humanitarian Principles, Preparedness and Response: Examines the theoretical perspectives and organizational architecture of humanitarian action and management.
• Disaster Interventions, Evaluation and Learning: Assesses different approaches to disaster interventions and explores good governance practices for mainstreaming effective and sustainable disaster interventions.
• Risk, Incidents and Leadership: Explores risk interpretations and examines leadership models for responding to incidents and crises.
• Research Perspectives and Practice: Equips you with skills in systematic critical evaluation, research design, and data collection relevant to emergencies and crises.
• Supporting Transition to Postgraduate Study: Assists you in your transition to postgraduate education by developing your academic skills.
• Working Paper: A substantial piece of research on a chosen topic related to disaster management and resilience.

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Assessment

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Assessment Methods:

• Essays
• Group work
• Presentations
• Reports
• Projects
• Coursework
• Individual Assignments

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Assessment Criteria:

• Knowledge and understanding
• Analysis and problem-solving
• Communication and presentation skills
• Research and critical thinking skills
• Professionalism and ethical conduct

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Teaching

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Teaching Methods:

• Seminars and discussion
• Practical sessions and workshops
• Simulation exercises
• Study visits

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Faculty:

The program is taught by experienced professionals with extensive real-world expertise in disaster management and resilience.

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Unique Teaching Approaches:

• Focus on interactivity and student engagement
• Emphasis on practical application of theoretical knowledge
• Integration of simulations and case studies
• Strong industry connections and guest speakers

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Careers

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Career Paths:

• National and local government
• NGOs
• UN organisations
• Regional organisations
• Healthcare
• Consultancy
• Research and academia

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Career Opportunities:

• Planning officer
• Emergency planner
• International humanitarian coordinator
• Disaster risk reduction analyst
• Deployable emergency response manager
• Military
• Public administration
• Insurance and risk management
• City resilience
• Research and teaching

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Professional Development:

• Opportunity to gain professional accreditation
• Develop leadership and management skills
• Enhance your research and analytical skills
• Network with professionals in the field

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Other

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University Support:

• Access to library resources
• Careers advice
• Student support services

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Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

• UK, Ireland , Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £11,200
• £18,600 per year without EU support bursary
• International: £18,600