Overview

Recent decades have seen the emergence of threats, both ‘natural’ and man-made, posing new or increased risks to societies. Pandemics, cyber-attacks, climate change, and international terrorism are all examples of crisis that must be dealt with at international, national, and local levels. The online master in Contemporary Issues in Risk and Crisis Management (CRCM) program at UIT the Arctic University of Norway provides students with a multi-disciplinary approach to studying and analysing contemporary issues in risk, crisis, climate change adaptation and societal security. Through a series of specialized courses students will be given in-depth knowledge into theories, methods and strategies enabling them to address these issues in a multi-disciplinary and global perspective.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• has advanced knowledge of risk and crisis management, including its sub-disciplines, as a field of study

• has advanced understanding in a specialized field of risk and crisis management

• has in depth understanding of the key theories, methods debates and issues informing the study of risk and crisis management, climate change adaptation and societal security

• can apply the knowledge obtained on new and contemporary issues within the field of study risk and crisis management, climate change adaptation and societal security

• can analyse relevant research topics based on the history, traditions and societal role of risk and crisis management, climate change adaptation and societal security