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Academic Programmes

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

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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.
Type
University programme
Location: New Zealand Duration 1 year
  • Massey University
Academic programme
In person

Master of Arts in Emergency Management

This programme is designed for students who wish to broaden their knowledge in both disaster prevention and management.
Type
University programme
Location: New Zealand Duration 1 year six months full time, up to 5 years part time
  • Massey University
Academic programme
In person

Postgraduate diploma in emergency management

Description The Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Management is designed for students who wish to broaden their knowledge in both disaster prevention and management. In its broadest sense, emergency management focuses on the organisation of communities to
Type
University programme
Location: New Zealand
  • Massey University
Academic programme
In person

Resilient Organisations PhD research programme

Location Christchurch Degree Economics of resilient infrastructure PhD research programme Description Resilient Organisations (ResOrgs) is a public good research programme based in New Zealand. ResOrgs have been researching what makes organisations
Type
University programme
Location: New Zealand
  • Resilient Organisations
Academic programme
In person

Master of Emergency and disaster management

The course focuses on informed practice and research, and critically examines issues through a multi-sectoral lens to explore the ways in which different professional and cultural perspectives may shape emergency and disaster management work.
Type
University programme
Location: Australia Duration 2 years
  • Charles Darwin University
Academic programme
In person

Master of Disaster Management

The Master of Disaster Management programme provides graduates with the multidisciplinary knowledge and skills required to underpin successful approaches to addressing the management of disasters in complex urban environments.
Type
University programme
Location: New Zealand Duration Varies
  • University of Auckland
Academic programme
In person

Master of Disaster, Design and Development

The program delivers specialized knowledge and practical skills drawn from a range of practitioners and academics and you will work with global industry leaders such as IFRC and UN-Habitat on disaster simulations and projects.
Type
Blended programme
Location: Spain Australia Duration 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Academic programme
In person

Master of Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development

The programme contains core elements related to disaster resilience and sustainable development that are underpinned by a practical grounding and application of the UN-SDGs and Sendai Framework and the development of disaster management skills
Type
Blended programme
Location: Australia Duration 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 6 years maximum
  • University of Newcastle, the

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