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1299 PointsProgram Description
The actions taken in the initial minutes of an emergency are key. Whether they’re earthquakes, transport incidents or floods, if you want to play an active part preparing for those risks and get involved in emergency response, our MSc Emergency Management and Resilience could be for you.
This degree covers a range of specialist topics within the interdisciplinary field of emergency preparedness, response, recovery and resilience. It is practitioner-facing and combines case studies with theory and concepts, to ensure your preparedness for real life emergencies.
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Historically a classroom-based delivery, the on-campus version of this course has been running since 2007. It enjoys an excellent reputation, with many students enrolling on the basis of professional recommendations.
This course now offers students the option to study online. It is designed to give you the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to fulfil duties that fall upon organisations in the UK and internationally, and aims to prepare you for known and emergent risks. It aims to equip you with skills to deliver more effective responses to realised risks and threats, and plan and implement successful recovery strategies.
Careers
Graduates from associated disaster and emergency planning and management courses work in a range of organisations with emergency response duties, including:
- local government
- the uniformed services
- health and other public sector agencies
- private sector companies
Our graduates have gone on to work for organisations such as the Fire and Rescue Service, the Police, local governments, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Red Cross UK and the Environment Agency.
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