Disaster Management Alagappa University

Overview

Key Features

The major objective of the Disaster Management programme at Alagappa University is to train and provide necessary skills and understanding on various aspects of disaster management. The specific objectives of this programme are:

• To provide in-depth understanding on the basic concepts and theories in various aspects of disaster management
• To provide exposure to the national and international institutional and governance frameworks relating to disaster risk reduction and management
• To familiarize approaches to risk and vulnerability analysis, and damage loss and needs assessments to the students
• To facilitate the students to understand various sources of disaster finance and institutions in the larger development context
• To prepare the students to become trained personnel to find place in national and international disaster risk reduction and management organisations, positions at government and non-government organisations, consultancy firms and other leading academic, research and training institutions.

Careers

There is a high demand for qualified personnel to be involved in disaster risk reduction and disaster recovery process. While enabling an interdisciplinary understanding of disasters, the course ultimately helps the students to find opportunities in disaster management sectors, government and non-government organizations, policy making bodies, research institutes, academic institutions, consultancy firms and development organizations, etc.