Disasters, Adaptation & Development

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

The Disasters, Adaptation & Development MA, MSc course takes a social development perspective, exploring topics such as human vulnerability, response to natural and technological hazards and to hazards associated with climate change. You will examine disaster risk reduction and choose from a wide range of modules, enabling you to build a study pathway that can include technical specialities in GIS and remote sensing, organisational risk management, or poverty alleviation and international development.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
You will be studying innovative modules in a range of disciplines taught by staff who are recognised leaders in their fields.
You will have access to research and practitioners in international development and disaster risk reduction.
Dissertation research opportunities with international organisations.

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Location

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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On request

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Subjects

  • Risk
  • Climate Change
  • International
  • IT risk
  • Climate
  • GIS

Course programme

Year 1 Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

  • MSc – modules totalling at least 180 credits
  • MA – modules totalling at least 180 credits

Please note that there are a limited number of spaces available on each optional module. You will have the opportunity to discuss your choices with your personal tutor.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course page for updates.

Required Modules You are required to take the following modules:
  • Disasters & Development (20 credits)
  • Practising Social Research (20 credits)
  • Dissertation in Disasters, Adaptation & Development (60 credits)
Additional required modules for the MSc pathway:
  • Advanced Quantitative & Spatial Methods in Human Geography (20 credits)
Optional Modules In addition, you are required to take enough credits to bring your total for the course to a minimum of 180 from a wide range of optional modules that may include:
  • Environmental Internship (20 credits)
  • Water Resources & Water Policy (20 credits)
  • Environment, Livelihoods & Development in the ‘South’ (20 credits)Water, Security and the Environment
  • Environmental GIS (20 credits)
  • Risk Communication (20 credits)
  • Critical Geographies of Terrorism (20 credits)
  • Community, Vulnerability & Disaster Risk (20 credits) (Pre-requisite: Disasters & Development, either through taking the module fully or through auditing)
  • Water, Security & the Environment (20 credits)
  • Climate Change & Culture (20 credits)
  • Climate: Science & History (20 credits)
  • Human Mobility (20 credits)
  • Science in Disasters (20 credits)
  • Any Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered in the Department of Geography
  • Up to 20 credits in Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered across the university, subject to approvals

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