Overview

Key features

You will develop specific skills within the natural and social dimensions of environmental hazards including flooding, landslides, and earthquakes. You will also gain an interdisciplinary understanding of risk from both the physical and social science perspectives and develop the ability to put your learning into practice by focussing on and pursuing your interest in environmental hazards, risk, and resilience.

The MA in Environmental Hazards and Risk at Durham University is aimed at students seeking a social science approach to environmental risk and is relevant and accessible to students from a social science, a natural science, or an engineering background.

Our MA in Environmental Hazards and Risk provides you with knowledge and skills that are highly sought after by employers particularly:

The foundational, interdisciplinary understanding of risk
The specific technical and / or conceptual skills to critically analyse environmental hazards.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

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Environmental Hazards & Risk

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The Water, food and energy nexus: risks and responsibility in a climate challenged world, Protecting communities from volcanic emissions – building evidence to aid disaster management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , National

More details

Applicants needing a student visa must submit postgraduate applications by end July, while those not requiring a visa must apply by end August.

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Emergency & Disaster Management View 62 other Masters in Emergency & Disaster Management in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An upper second-class degree (2:1).
If for any reason the recognised English Language tests are not available to you, we also recognise a number of other qualifications as meeting our English language requirements. However, these are normally only acceptable for undergraduate study as they need to have been taken within 2 years of the start date of the programme you are applying for.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

28500 GBP / year

≈ 28500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

14250 GBP / year

≈ 14250 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part Time Fees

Home students £7,900 per year
International students £15,700 per year

Living costs

Durham

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Key features

Our MA in Environmental Hazards and Risk provides you with knowledge and skills that are highly sought after by employers particularly:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Durham

Funding

Scholarships Information

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