Crisis and Disaster Management

Course Overview

Pursue your ambitions in sport and exercise science with the MSc Crisis and Disaster Management at University of Portsmouth. Based in Portsmouth, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. Overview This course offers an exciting opportunity to learn about environmental and manmade hazards, vulnerability and risk, planning and logistics, disaster response and crisis management. You’ll develop your skills as a confident, professional emergency planner and responder, able to manage people and situations in the field. Uniquely to Portsmouth, students take part in SIMEX, the UK’s largest annual disaster response simulation exercise – for responders and agencies to practise and learn from disaster response. International tuition fees are £4,850 per year, home/UK fees are £9,700 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 79% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £24,500 within three years, a 95% continuation rate, and 85% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Tuition Fees & Funding

​Course costs and funding Tuition fees (September 2026 start)

Graduate Outcomes

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