Indicative course units for Year 1 include:
- Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience
- Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
- Disaster Preparedness
- Community Approaches to Health
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Study Details: Up to 36 months part-time
Our MSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response distance learning course will enable you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to respond to and help prevent disasters.
When disasters strike suddenly, they require a quick response, and create burdens for rescue and humanitarian workers.
There is a great demand not only for preparing and equipping workers prior to the disaster event, but also building knowledge and skills to prevent disasters from occurring.
A community that has both a team with the capacity to prevent disasters and a ready-to-respond team can reduce disaster mortality and economic losses.
Our master’s course is consistent with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030, which emphasises disaster education, including for personnel who have difficulty in attending conventional face-to-face provisions.
This course has been designed to equip you with advanced knowledge, and to continue your personal development in disaster risk management and humanitarianism.
A Second Class Honours Degree or equivalent in a relevant degree in any discipline from a recognised university or its equivalent.
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This course can open up a wide range of career options, such as roles in the civil service within various government ministries, including disaster management offices, foreign offices, and international development offices.
You could also work at international institutions such as:
Other career paths could open up within local and international NGOs working on peacebuilding initiatives, or in academia, research institutes and think-tanks.
Indicative course units for Year 1 include:
Course content for year 2
Indicative course units for Year 2 include:
Course content for year 3
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