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Hazards and Disaster Management – (M.Sc.)
Kingston University
Faculty of Science
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,667 - ≈ € 12,523 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
Our programme in Hazards and Disaster Management is ideal if you want to start or advance a career in hazard or risk management, environmental monitoring, emergency planning or catastrophe-related mitigation.
What will you study?
You will study the underpinning scientific principles of both:
* natural hazards (eg hurricanes, storms and tornadoes, flooding, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and radon gas emissions); and
* human-induced disasters (eg terrorism, explosions and oil tanker accidents).
We also cover modern disaster management strategies and planning techniques for the mitigation (eg structural measures and education), preparation (eg early warning), response (eg search and rescue) and recovery (eg insurance) phases.
Alongside your academic studies, you will gain skills in:
* problem solving and organisation;
* data collation and evaluation;
* communication (oral, written and electronic);
* time and project management;
* computing; and
* co-operation and teamwork.
You can choose to study this course at MSc, PgDip or PgCert level to suit your background and ability.
Contents
The course provides a strong core element, covering modern methodologies for hazard assessment and disaster management for various hazard types.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
* Atmospheric and Geomorphological Hazards
* Geophysical and Geomedical Hazards
* Disaster Management 1: Insurance and Risk Management
* Disaster Management 2: Mitigation and Reconstruction
* Hazards and Society
* GIS and Hazards
* Research Methods and Data Analysis
* Research Project
* Fieldwork
Option modules (indicative and for guidance purposes only)
* Water Resource Management
* Waste Management and Contaminated Land Remediation
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Requirements
The Hazards and Disaster Management course is open to both those entering direct from their undergraduate studies and those already in employment.
Applicants must have one or more of the following:
* a good honours degree awarded by a British or approved overseas university in a relevant subject such as Geography, Geology, Environmental Sciences, GIS or Earth Science or equivalent;
* relevant non-certificated learning; or
* an appropriate combination of certificated and non-certificated learning.
Consideration is also given to non-standard entrants. All applicants are normally interviewed by the course director.
International applicants
Overseas students whose first language is not English must have passed a recognised English language examination:
* IELTS (British Council): overall score of 6.5
* TOEFL iBT: overall score of 100 with minimum 23/30 in reading/writing
* TOEFL paper test: minimum score of 600 and TWE of 5
* TOEFL computer test: minimum score of 250 and TWE of 5
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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