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Academic programmes

Discover learning opportunities that align with your interests and career goals in building disaster resilience.

This page provides a curated list of academic programmes focused on disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience, climate change adaptation, and related fields. Whether you are a student, researcher, or professional looking to advance your knowledge, you can find degree programs, short courses, and training opportunities from institutions worldwide.

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Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MSc Disaster Management and Sustainable Development
The program aims to introduce the students with issues of personal security and security planning and development issues.
  • Northumbria University
  • Disaster and Development Network
Academic programme
Public Administration
The programme is intended for those who seek to obtain or advance a career in Public Administration with specializing in Emergency Management.
  • University of North Texas
Academic programme
Emergency Administration and Planning
Location Denton, Texas. USA Degree Bachelor of Science Description This programme emphasise on professional competency for undergraduates interested in a career in the emergency and disaster management fields. The six core courses equip majors with the
  • University of North Texas
Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MA Development and Emergency Practice
The course offers three sub-specialisations: in Human rights, emergencies and development; disasters, risks, shelter and development; and conflict and humanitarian action.
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Centre for Development and Emergency Practice
Academic programme
Global Development and Humanitarian Practice
Working with a team of experts and practitioners you can study the political complexities that lead to armed conflict or natural hazards and their links to humanitarian practice and human rights responses.
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Centre for Development and Emergency Practice
Academic programme
Emergency and Disaster Management
Location New York, USA. Degree Bachelor of Technology Description The programme prepares students to deal with the exigencies of a modern natural or technological disaster. The degree requirements can all be completed via an interdisciplinary curriculum
  • State University of New York (SUNY)
Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MSc Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management
Students will learn risk, crisis and disaster management theories that underpin the UN’s Frameworks, the course will provide you with the skills and confidence to plan and execute research and engage in global debates with confidence.
  • University of Leicester
Academic programme
Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management
Location Surrey, UK. Degree BSc Description This course provides a scientific understanding of the causes and effects of natural environmental hazards such as earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, which can have devastating consequences for people around
  • Kingston University London