Crisis and Disaster Management
Bachelor's degree
In Portsmouth
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Portsmouth
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Start date
Different dates available
Why take this course? Understanding about hazards, vulnerability and the risk of disaster, underpinned by a practical awareness of the planning and logistics of an emergency, are at the core of this degree. Our internationally-recognised academics, with cross-disciplinary expertise from our School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and our Business School, will ensure you gain the ability to contribute successfully in the face of a crisis.
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About this course
What will I experience? On this course you can: Be taught by experts with strong research proposals, who have extensive industrial and consultancy experience with government agencies, businesses and NGOs. Gain experience of using disaster risk reduction techniques, plus a range of other skills such as mapping using GIS, GPS and remote sensing technologies Opt to do a work placement with an emergency planning, crisis management or disaster response organisation
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Subjects
- IT
- IT Management
- Management
- School
- IT risk
- Planning
- Risk
Course programme
Here are some routes our graduates have pursued:
Portsmouth is the only university I found in the UK, Canada or the USA that teaches disaster management as a solid combination of earth sciences and business.
- Be taught by experts with strong research proposals, who have extensive industrial and consultancy experience with government agencies, businesses and NGOs.
- Gain experience of using disaster risk reduction techniques, plus a range of other skills such as mapping using GIS, GPS and remote sensing technologies
- Opt to do a work placement with an emergency planning, crisis management or disaster response organisation
Additional information
- Duration
- 1 year full time, 2 years part time
- Entry
- A 2:2 honours degree or equivalent, preferably with relevant work experience. Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
- Fees
UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students
2016/17 entry: full time: £5,200 part time: £2,600 p/a*
2017/18 entry: full time: £5,200 part time: £2,600 p/a*Full-time course is eligible for Government Postgraduate Loan
Part-time course is eligible for Government Postgraduate LoanInternational students
2016/17 entry: full time: £12,700 part time: £6,350 p/a*
2017/18 entry: full time: £13,300 part time: £6,650 p/a**Tuition fee is subject to annual increase.
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Crisis and Disaster Management