Disaster Management BRAC University

Overview

The postgraduate Disaster Management program from BRAC University offers degrees in five specialized streams:

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Social Safety and Community-based Adaptation
• Human Security and Humanitarian Crisis Management
• Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development
• Public Policy and Organizational Strategies

Students will get opportunities to choose a stream based on their interests, experiences, and future opportunities for employing the knowledge. The Stream-specific master program makes the degree unique among similar degrees provided by other institutes. It allows conducting theory-based as well as practice-oriented programs on relevant scientific fields, technologies, and social issues, emphasizing the need of acquiring field based knowledge through conducting field studies and surveys.

Program Highlights

• The postgraduate program targeted at active professionals allows contributing to this nationally significant practice-oriented field.
• It supplements profession-based education of graduates of various discipline, serves to further post-professional qualification and allows career development. 
• A significant part of learning takes place outside the classroom during field visit. The outcome of the course is transferable skills that can be applied in practice.
• This program is largely targeted for development organizations and it is related to the BRAC organizational framework that provides accessibility to training and research.
• The programs satisfy the need for training staff members of national and international NGOs involved in disaster management.