About the course

Disaster impacts and conflict reduce or reverse economic growth, diminish household capacity and plunge an ever-increasing number of people into poverty. Without ongoing substantial professional effort inequality will continue to increase, as will the global population’s vulnerability to disaster.

　　Course overview

　　If you are looking to start your career in disaster management and humanitarian action, or currently work in a local or national government disaster management agency, an NGO or civil society organisation and need to further your career, this course could provide you with the advanced skills and knowledge you need.

　　Studied blended online/on-campus or 100% online, this course is designed to enable you to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to anticipate, assess, mitigate, critically analyse, prepare, plan for and successfully manage increasingly complex disasters, operating confidently in policy development, strategy implementation, and response and recovery planning and management.The overall aim is for you to be able to contribute to the strengthening of community, professional, organisational, national and international capacity to deal with complex multifactorial disasters, developing strategies that could increase resilience to acute and chronic threats to both economies and societies.During your studies, you should advance your skills in evaluating complex situations, developing creative and innovative solutions, and implementing lessons learned. There will be opportunities to take part in training and exercises through simulated emergency scenarios in our immersive Simulation Centre4.

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 2 (January), 2024	Coventry
May, 2024	Coventry
Semester 3 (May), 2024	Coventry
Semester 1 (September), 2024	Coventry
Semester 2 (January), 2025	Coventry
Semester 3 (May), 2025	Coventry
Semester 1 (September), 2025	Coventry
Semester 2 (January), 2026	Coventry
Semester 3 (May), 2026	Coventry

　　

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