
Overview
This Crisis and Disaster Management degree offered at University of Portsmouth offers an exciting opportunity to learn about environmental and manmade hazards, vulnerability and risk, planning and logistics, disaster response and crisis management. You’ll develop your skills as a confident, professional emergency planner and responder, able to manage people and situations in the field.
You'll graduate with the skills needed for a successful career in emergency planning and disaster management and response, either in the governmental or non-governmental sectors, anywhere in the world. You'll also get transferable skills in project planning, reporting, data analysis and communication, putting you in a strong position to pursue a career in other industries.
Course highlights
- Learn new skills including disaster management techniques, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing for mapping, social surveying methods, approaches to risk analysis, and the design of emergency management training exercises
- Be supported by expert staff and practitioners who are active in the field, with extensive industrial and consultancy experience working for government agencies, businesses and NGOs
- Have the opportunity to complete a work placement with an emergency planning, crisis management or disaster response organisation and complete a final project based on your experience
- Gain transferable skills such as project planning, data analysis, report writing, team work, presentation and communication
- Hear from experts with organisations such as the Red Cross, NHS, local authorities, the Environment Agency, the Met Office, the armed forces, Oil Spill Response, NGOs, humanitarian and United Nations agencies
Careers our graduates have progressed into include emergency management and response for 'blue light' services (police, ambulance, coast guard, fire and rescue), city and county council contingency planning, the oil industry, and as risk management and continuity specialists in business
Career development
When you graduate, you'll have the knowledge and practical skills needed for a career in the emergency planning, crisis management or disaster response sectors anywhere in the world. The research and analytical components of the course, will support you in applying research positions, for example at PhD level.
Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:
- Built environment lecturer
- Auditor
- Technical adviser
- Emergency planning and resilience officer
- Business resistence executive
- Catastrophe analyst
- Civil contingencies officer
- Emergency planning and resilience officer
- Policy and international engagement advisor
- Technical adviser
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Modules include:
Disasters: Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk
Disaster Management: Techniques and Study Visits
Emergency Project and Planning
Research Project
Crisis Management and Governance
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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For September intake: 26 July deadline for applicants from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Iran, Nepal, Nigeria and Pakistan.
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Credits
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Disciplines
Risk Management Emergency & Disaster Management View 48 other Masters in Emergency & Disaster Management in United KingdomExplore more key information
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent, preferably with some relevant work experience in the emergency services or humanitarian sectors. Applicants with relevant professional experience and/or qualifications will also be considered.
Equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will also be considered, such as previous study, employment, voluntary work and training courses, including courses and qualifications you didn't complete.
for Non-UK Qualifications: If you're applying as an international student with a non-UK degree, you need to meet the equivalent entry requirements for your country.
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International
17900 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17900 GBP for the full programme during 12 months. -
National
8900 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8900 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.
Full-time EU Students: £8,900 a year (including Transition Scholarship)
Part-time UK/Channel Islands/Isle of Man/EU Students: £4,450
Part-time International Students: £8,950
Living costs for Portsmouth
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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