Risk Analysis, Disasters and Resilience MSc
King's College London
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Managing risk and hazards has become a core task of governments, businesses, and wider societal organisations across the globe as they seek to anticipate and respond to both old and new potential harms to human health, safety, security, and the environment. This task is inevitably multi-faceted, creating a need for inter-disciplinary specialists who can understand how the key technical, organisational, and societal dimensions of each problem fit together. The MSc Risk, Hazards & Society answers ...Read more

Managing risk and hazards has become a core task of governments, businesses, and wider societal organisations across the globe as they seek to anticipate and respond to both old and new potential harms to human health, safety, security, and the environment. This task is inevitably multi-faceted, creating a need for inter-disciplinary specialists who can understand how the key technical, organisational, and societal dimensions of each problem fit together. The MSc Risk, Hazards & Society answers this need by equipping you with the knowledge and skills to critically analyse risk and hazard problems from a unique combination of social and natural scientific perspectives – from psychology, political science and sociology to development and physical geography – as well as develop reflexive problem-solving strategies across a wide range of societal, public, and private sector contexts. Taught by world-leading experts based in the Department of Geographys Risk, Hazards & Society research group, you will learn about the political, organisational, and societal contexts that shape vulnerabilities to risks and hazards as well as their management, governance, and public communication. This programme also gives you the chance to connect scholarship and practice. As well as combining theoretical with case-based study, our internship programme will give you the opportunity to learn from professionals in public, private and third-sector organisations. This programme is a fantastic launchpad for exciting careers in a rapidly developing field. Many of our graduates have secured diverse careers as specialists within a wide range of international and national government bodies, non-governmental organisations, consultancies, insurance companies, banks and other business organisations.

Key benefits

  • Gain an up-to-date advanced interdisciplinary foundation in understanding, and responding to, environmental, societal, and technological risks and hazards across the globe from a unique combination of social and natural scientific perspectives.
  • Learn first-hand from internationally renowned social and natural scientists based in the Risk, Hazards & Society research group in one of the UKs largest geography departments.
  • Wide range of module choices enables you to shape your own programme and develop your own advanced interests in greater depth.
  • Extensive internship programme gives students an unrivalled opportunity to learn from professionals in over 100 public, private and third sector organisations
  • Develop the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills for a wide range of exciting and rewarding careers across the public, private and third sectors.

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This programme is a fantastic launchpad for exciting careers across the public, private and third sectors as organisations are increasingly seeking experts with interdisciplinary knowledges and skill sets who can help them navigate and respond to risk and hazards in a wide range of contexts. Many of our graduates have secured diverse careers as risk and hazard specialists within a wide range of international and national government bodies, non-governmental organisations, consultancies, insurance companies, banks and other business organisations. Many graduates have also progressed onto postgraduate research and academic careers. We also have an active network of 200+ alumni that can often help current students think through and advance their careers. The internship module has also proved particularly successful in helping our graduates enter the job market.

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Entry requirements

Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelors (honours) degree. If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).

Programme-Specific Requirements. Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considere. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree or international equivalent. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

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£13,380 per year

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£27,996 per year

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King's College London
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King's College London (King’s) is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the UK....

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King's College London
Strand Westminster London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Temple  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Charing Cross   0.2 miles away
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