Academic Programmes

Academic programmes across the world which offer education on all levels (including bachelor, master, diploma, etc.) related to disaster risk reduction.

Academic Programme Level

Academic Programme Type

Region & Country

Academic programme

In person

Master of disaster management

The Master of Disaster Management is a professional master’s programme for humanitarian aid professionals.

Type

University programme

Location: Denmark Duration 1 year full-time, 2 to 3 years part time

University of Copenhagen

Academic programme

In person

Course: Disaster risk management: from theory to practice

The course covers factors such as globalisation’s impact on vulnerability; socio-economic and political dimensions; and health aspects at the local level.

Type

University programme

Location: Denmark Duration 4 weeks

University of Copenhagen

Academic programme

In person

Course: Preparedness and response to humanitarian crises

The Preparedness and Response to Humanitarian Crises course introduces students to the cluster approach with extensive coverage of the most essential clusters: water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); health; shelter; logistics; food and nutrition; e.t.c.

Type

University programme

Location: Denmark Duration 5 weeks

University of Copenhagen

Academic programme

In person

Course: Disaster recovery planning and development

This course introduces fundamentals of disaster recovery principles and disaster risk reduction and covers pre-disaster recovery planning and assessment of post-disaster recovery needs.

Type

University programme

Location: Denmark Duration 4 weeks

University of Copenhagen

Academic programme

In person

Course: Shelter and settlements in disasters

The course covers different shelter and settlements challenges in accordance with local needs and builds on local resources as part of building-back-better strategies.

Type

Blended programme

Location: Denmark Duration 7 weeks