Overview

This MSc in Emergency Management at Dublin City University will allow you to:

• Gain a systematic understanding of the theory, concepts and methods at the forefront of knowledge pertaining to Emergency Management.

• Develop the ability to prepare for, respond to, recover after and learn from an emergency or crisis situation.

• Understand the importance of the emergency management professionals role in society and how this role may be used to effect change.

Why do this course?

Crises and disasters, both local and international, have made headline news over the past number of years. The impact of natural disasters, such as the Tsunami on the Far East and Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, is still being felt in those regions. The impact of human initiated disasters, such as the Twin Towers collapse and the Madrid and London bombings, has had an enormous impact on security systems and world travel. Biologically based disasters such as SARS and bird flu similarly have had worldwide impact. In Ireland the many horrific traffic disasters that occur annually, natural disasters such as storms and floods, and recent epidemics such as the foot and mouth outbreak have had huge impact on people’s lives. As a consequence of these disasters, the areas of preparedness for emergency, response to emergency, business continuity and post-disaster recovery have become significantly important in a global context and also locally in Ireland.The delivery mode is part-time by block release over two days once a month. Assessment of each module will be by competency test, continuous assessment (including project work), terminal examination, or a combination of these elements. The nature of assessment and the percentage of marks allocated to the various elements of the assessment will depend on the module.