MSc Disaster Management and Sustainable Development

The Disaster Management and Sustainable Development with Advanced Practice MSc at Northumbria University is a fully comprehensive course that provides an all-round understanding of disaster risks and ways to address them. It offers an advanced understanding of the complex issues of disaster resilience and sustainable development. Additionally, an advanced practice element allows students to gain practical experience working on projects, internships, or researching industries.Course Content: Students work through a variety of modules, which explore theories, research, policy and practice as relevant to Disaster Management and Sustainable Development. As part of the course, students will also undertake research projects that are both individually based and as part of a team. You will learn how to design and implement a research project, how to collect, analyse and interpret a variety of forms of data, and how to relate your research findings to the wider context of disaster risk reduction and development planning.Key Modules: The Key modules include - Disaster Risk Reduction and Response; Disaster Research Methods; Governance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption; Advanced Practice; Disaster Risk Management Field Course.Accreditations: The course content reflects the emerging and developing academic discipline of Disaster Risk Management from a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing upon environmental sciences, international development studies, geographical sciences, and planning, public and environmental health.Future Careers: This course opens up a wide range of career opportunities in areas such as research, international development, public service, the private sector and NGOs. It provides valuable experience and a qualification that is applicable to a range of professional roles that students can progress to after completion of the course, in sectors including government, NGOs, consultancy, the military, health, aid agencies and the media.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.