Disaster Management MSc MSc

Play a vital role in helping organisations to prepare, plan, respond and recover from a wide range of human-made or natural disasters. Whether dealing with a cyber-attack on national infrastructure or supporting communities in the aftermath of a flood or earthquake, you can make a real difference.

Our multidisciplinary course uses real-world case studies and has a contemporary twist, exploring threats such as terrorism, pandemics and climate change. We also look at sustainable solutions and local, national and international contexts.

You’ll learn how to create a resilience plan to minimise a disaster’s impact – and tailor it to your organisation. We cover technological innovations too.

Using the expertise of our Institute of Policing and other specialists, you’ll develop a holistic understanding of disaster management. This will draw on everything from public health to social sciences.

The course is ideal for professional development and relevant to strategic-level roles across multiple disciplines. These include blue light responders, health trusts, councils, military leaders, humanitarian, aid and NGO agencies, and the risk management and private security sector.

Our multidisciplinary course uses real-world case studies and has a contemporary twist, exploring threats such as terrorism, pandemics and climate change. We also look at sustainable solutions and local, national and international contexts.

You’ll learn how to create a resilience plan to minimise a disaster’s impact – and tailor it to your organisation. We cover technological innovations too.

Using the expertise of our Institute of Policing and other specialists, you’ll develop a holistic understanding of disaster management. This will draw on everything from public health to social sciences.

The course is ideal for professional development and relevant to strategic-level roles across multiple disciplines. These include blue light responders, health trusts, councils, military leaders, humanitarian, aid and NGO agencies, and the risk management and private security sector.

You’ll gain an overview of disaster management, key terminology and historical perspectives. We also cover leadership skills, ethics and regulatory standards.

You’ll learn how to assess risks and create plans aimed at reducing a disaster’s impact. We’ll also look at managing the response to an emergency, from a pandemic through to an international humanitarian crisis. Then there’s the recovery phase, where you’ll explore community rebuilding.

Sustainability is a recurrent thread, whether using renewable energy sources for emergency supplies or sustainable methods for replacing destroyed homes.

Your assignments and in-depth research project can be tailored to your own professional practice.

You’ll gain an overview of disaster management, key terminology and historical perspectives. We also cover leadership skills, ethics and regulatory standards.

You’ll learn how to assess risks and create plans aimed at reducing a disaster’s impact. We’ll also look at managing the response to an emergency, from a pandemic through to an international humanitarian crisis. Then there’s the recovery phase, where you’ll explore community rebuilding.

Sustainability is a recurrent thread, whether using renewable energy sources for emergency supplies or sustainable methods for replacing destroyed homes.

Your assignments and in-depth research project can be tailored to your own professional practice.