Emergency Planning and Management – (M.Sc.)

Major emergencies in the UK, such as the fuel shortages, the foot and mouth epidemic of 2000, repeated widespread flooding, and the London bombings of 2005 have made clear the need for enhanced levels of resilience in the UK.
The MSc in Emergency Planning and Management is a taught course designed to provide students with an advanced level of understanding of concepts and evolving best practice in emergency planning and management.

The MSc in Emergency Planning and Management is ideal for students seeking career advancement within either the public or private sectors, or for those wishing to pursue an academic or research-oriented career.
Both current concerns with enhancing resilience to emergencies in the UK and specific organisational duties arising from UK legislation have created a strong demand for qualified emergency planning and management professionals.
Our graduates are much sought after by a range of organisations, including local and regional government, the uniformed services, health and other public sector agencies, and many private sector companies.

Modules are taught as 1 week ‘face-to-face’ contact at the University (including lectures, workshops, seminars, and exercises) followed by several weeks of directed and self-directed study, which may be undertaken off-campus.
Assessment for all modules is by 100% coursework. As well as satisfying the required standards for an academic research project, the dissertation provides an opportunity for students to focus their learning on their own particular professional development needs.
Full-time students, who start their programme in October of each year, normally research and write their dissertations between June and September of the following year. Part-time students also generally start in October. It is possible, however, for either full or part-time students to start their programme in February of each year.