Master’s in Disaster Management and Resilience (MSc) (Online)
Coventry University
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This 100% online postgraduate course from Coventry University, a leading provider in disaster management and emergency planning courses, is designed for advanced roles in disaster management and humanitarian action. It is a perfect choice for working professionals in a local or national government disaster management agency, an NGO, or civil society organisation. This online course is best suited to working professionals who are looking to further a career and specialise in essential skills and ...Read more

This 100% online postgraduate course from Coventry University, a leading provider in disaster management and emergency planning courses, is designed for advanced roles in disaster management and humanitarian action. It is a perfect choice for working professionals in a local or national government disaster management agency, an NGO, or civil society organisation. This online course is best suited to working professionals who are looking to further a career and specialise in essential skills and techniques in disaster management and resilience.Whether you're aiming to develop your leadership potential in disaster response or refine your skills for global humanitarian roles, our expert-designed disaster management courses offer the knowledge and tools you need to drive real change. This online disaster management course could provide you with the advanced skills and knowledge you need to propel your career and build connections in the field of disaster management and resilience. Some of the highlights of this 100% online course can be found below.You will be given the chance to develop the knowledge and skills needed to anticipate, assess, plan for and manage complex disasters. You can also learn how to operate confidently, develop policies and implement disaster management strategies successfully.You will develop greater understanding of how community, professional, organisational, national and international capacity deal with complex multifactorial disasters. Within this expert-led course, you will get the chance to develop strategies that could increase resilience to acute and chronic threats to both economies and societies.During your studies, you will receive sector-specific content and practical assignments that allow you to assess current policy and practice, while making recommendations to improve humanitarian response, community participation, accountability and organisational change.Throughout the course we explore how modern society is creating ever more complex risk and interdependency. The impact of features such as societal inequalities, social tension, extremism, global supply and economic instability, reliance on technology, severe weather conditions, pandemic disease and climate change means that there are now many career opportunities in this field.Please use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.

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28/279
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59th

Entry requirements

To get started with this online postgraduate course, applicants should have a 2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. Applicants with a lower class of degree and/or professional experience only will be individually considered and will usually be interviewed prior to being offered a place on the course.

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£5,000 per year

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£5,000 per year

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£5,000 per year

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Coventry University
Coventry University , Coventry

Coventry University is a global university with a mission to create better futures....

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Coventry University
Priory Street Coventry West Midlands CV1 5FB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Coventry  0.4 miles away

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