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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
Canada
MA Disaster and Emergency Management
The MA in Disaster and Emergency Management program is a two-year interdisciplinary degree dedicated to educating both aspiring and existing disaster and emergency management professionals.
  • Royal Roads University
Academic programme
Hazard and Disaster Management
Location Christchurch, New Zealand. Degree Masters Diploma. Description This programme is designed to provide opportunities for learning of skills that can be applied to all hazards. Initially the focus will be on "natural" hazards - hazards related to
  • University of Canterbury
Academic programme
PhD Hazard and Disaster Management
The programme is aimed to improve the use of science in hazard and disaster management decision- and policy-making.
  • University of Canterbury
Academic programme
Canada
Bachelors of Science and Arts in Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies
Location Brandon, MB Degree BSc / BA Description The purpose of the Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies (ADES) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees is to provide students with an applied interdisciplinary understanding
  • Brandon University
Academic programme
New Zealand
Emergency Management
Master of Emergency Management focuses on organising communities to respond to disasters. It also examines how to survive them, rebuild social structures and infrastructure, and sustain and preserve life.
  • Massey University
Academic programme
United States of America
MSc Emergency Management
The Master of Science in Emergency Management (MSEM) program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to implement both proactive and reactive strategies to reduce the cost of a disaster in life and property.
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Academic programme
Environment Management
Location Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Degree Bachelor of Science ( BS) Description In this degree program, educational coursework has been developed for each of three key concepts; hazard, risk, and disaster of environment management. This is a 147 credit
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Academic programme
Emergency and Disaster Management
Location Florida, USA. Degree Certificate. Description This certificate consists of five upper division online courses in emergency and disaster management, totalling 15 credits. An internship course, providing a practical component with a suitable
  • Lynn University