Disaster and Emergency Management (with foundation year) BSc (Hons)
Coventry University
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The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from Coventry University campus.This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for a career in disaster and emergency management. The foundation year will introduce you to the world of business with a sharp focus on aspects of management, business communications and marketing in a global context. The foundation year creates ...Read more

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from Coventry University campus.This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for a career in disaster and emergency management. The foundation year will introduce you to the world of business with a sharp focus on aspects of management, business communications and marketing in a global context. The foundation year creates opportunities for students to develop key business skills and to put theory, both traditional and contemporary, into practice with real-world scenarios. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Disaster and Emergency Management BSc (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of Energy, Construction and Environment. As the world faces an increasing number of natural and anthropogenic disasters as well as complex emergencies such as climate change, food insecurity and conflict, the need for effective disaster risk reduction and management has become a global challenge. Disaster and emergency management professionals play a critical role in lessening the impact of human, technological and environmental catastrophes. Professionals work with numerous partners to quickly and accurately assess situations and communities affected, advising on all aspects of response and recovery, as well as future prevention or management strategies.Multidisciplinary in nature, the degree draws on aspects of technology, physical science, engineering, sociology and human geography. It is designed to equip you with the necessary knowledge to identify, critically analyse, assess, respond to and recover from a growing range of crisis, emergency and disaster situations and to operate confidently in practitioner, policy and management sectors.


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* Supported by a scheduled series of academic personal tutorials* Opportunity to participate in or design an emergency exercise in the university’s Simulation Centre* Interactive classroom sessions which may include visiting guest speakers from industry, table-top exercises etc.* Opportunity to undertake fieldwork to better understand the risks and challenges faced by communities and disaster and emergency responders in the face of a range of natural and anthropogenic risk situations* Supported to develop employability and self-marketing skillsSee our website for further details. 

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John
20 Nov 24

Good opportunities and facilities, student life requires effort, and student union could use some work, but overall it's an enjoyable and educational..Read more

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Sophie
05 Apr 22

Best parts: my academic tutors are extremely supportive and have been able to support through both academic and personal development whilst at university. Worst parts: I..Read more

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64 Grades / Points required

5 GCSEs at A-C/4-9 including Maths and English, and at least one A2 level or a BTEC equivalent qualification.

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£7,950 per year

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£7,950 per year

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Students from Wales

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£7,950 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£7,950 per year

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Best parts: my academic tutors are extremely supportive and have been able to support through both academic and personal development whilst at university. Worst parts: I...
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