MSc Environmental Hazards

The Environmental Hazards MSc at Cardiff University is a unique degree program that offers in-depth insight into environmental hazards and disaster management. The course addresses issues such as responding to rapid onset disasters, coping with environmental hazards, and worst-case scenarios and disaster dread. Course Content: The course will furnish students with the ability to deal with the aftermath of disasters, analyse different strategies, and influence policy making. Students study the nature of these hazards, the impact they can have on communities, and ways to minimise their damages. Key Modules: Core modules for this course include: Environmental Hazards, Environmental Management, and Climate Change: Principles and Perspectives. Optional modules such as Science of Climate Change, Principles of Environmental Assessment, and Remote Sensing for Earth Observation are also offered.Accreditations: This degree is accredited by the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) and the Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences (CHES). Future Careers: Graduates have pursued careers in areas such as catastrophe modelling, risk management, disaster management, environmental consultancy, emergency planning, and climate change adaptation. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.