Disaster management graduate program

Location

Istanbul

Degree

Master of disaster management

Description

The Disaster Management Graduate Program is designed to educate the graduates with the multidisciplinary background aware of their professional and societal responsibilities and the importance of life‐long learning in academic, as well as professional development in risk-based disaster management, and equipped with knowledge and abilities for integrated comprehensive all-hazards-disaster and emergency management with an ultimate goal of saving more lives, properties and better sustainable capacity building.

Themes

Fall semester

Core courses:

• Principles of disaster and emergency management
• Principles of mitigation
• Principles of risk management and planning

Elective courses:

• Fire risk management
• Individual and community education
• Decision management and communication in emergency management
• Building disaster resilient communities

Spring semester

Core courses:

• Policies and strategies in disaster management
• Disaster response operations and management
• Research and analysis methods in emergency management

Elective courses:

• Crisis management, disaster recovery and business continuity
• Environmental hazards and emergency management
• Emergency management technologies
• Earthquake risk management and operations
• Hydrometeorological hazards and preparedness

Language

English and Turkish

Contact

Email [email protected] or call +90 2122853510 for more information