Crisis and Disaster Management

Bachelor's degree

In Portsmouth

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Portsmouth

  • 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.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Portsmouth (Hampshire)
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Tangier Road, PO3 6PZ.

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

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 Loan

International 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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Contact

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Department
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Programme specification
Accreditations & Endorsements

Crisis and Disaster Management

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