Hazards & Disaster Management MSc

Fieldwork is an essential part of the Hazard and Disaster Management MSc. As well as contextualising the academic aspects of the course, fieldwork is used to:

improve your understanding of the techniques used to gather field data; and
provides an opportunity to conduct 'read-world' hazard management exercises.
Fieldwork is an essential part of the Hazard and Disaster Management MSc. As well as contextualising the academic aspects of the course, fieldwork is used to:

Fieldwork is an essential part of the Hazard and Disaster Management MSc. You will undertake a supervised week-long visit to a European field destination affected by multi-hazards. Currently we visit the island of Tenerife in March or April. As well as being volcanic this faces a number of other threats and poses particular challenges for disaster management being a small island with a large tourist population. You will conduct assessments of the hazards, consider their likely impacts and develop appropriate response strategies. Where possible we also visit local experts.

Fieldwork is an important part of learning key skills associated with hazards, and as such some field work is compulsory. The University typically requires students to contribute financially to the cost of fieldwork.

Graduates of the Hazards and Disaster Management MSc will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to seek employment in a range of areas including:

emergency planning (eg in government, the police or the fire brigade);
hazard analysis for insurance companies;
catastrophe analysis for risk consulting companies;
humanitarian aid and relief work;
volcanology, seismology or landslide engineering;
environmental geography/geology;
town and rural planning;
various government organisations such as the Met Office (eg weather forecaster) or the Environment Agency (eg flood analyst); or
research and teaching.

Good honours degree (lower second or better) or equivalent in a relevant subject such as geography, geology, environmental sciences, GIS or Earth science or equivalent;
relevant non-certificated learning; or
an appropriate combination of certificated and non-certificated learning.
Your degree qualifications will be checked and verified once we receive your application.

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is the worldwide alliance of environment and sustainability professionals, working to future-proof business and organisations. The Environmental Management MSc course at Kingston University is an approved IEMA partner. This means that students who successfully complete the Environmental Management MSc course automatically qualify for GradIEMA professional status and can also fast track to PIEMA (Practitioner Status) with completion of a work-based competence assessment. Graduate membership is a launchpad for future leaders within environment and sustainability and offers a range of benefits to support you throughout your career. Students enrolled on our course will receive free student membership (normally £25) giving them access to a wealth of knowledge and resources to support their studies and future career path.