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Discover learning opportunities that align with your interests and career goals in building disaster resilience.

This page provides a curated list of academic programmes focused on disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience, climate change adaptation, and related fields. Whether you are a student, researcher, or professional looking to advance your knowledge, you can find degree programs, short courses, and training opportunities from institutions worldwide.

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Academic programme
Master of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation
The programme contributes to meeting the need for qualified professionals who can contribute to resilient and sustainable societies through use of interdisciplinary concepts, methods and tools within disaster risk management and climate change adaptation
Type
University programme
Location: Sweden Duration 2 years
  • Lund University
Academic programme
International joint MSc programme in geography of environmental risks and human security
The programme addresses theoretical and methodological debates in geography to better understand the complex emergence of environmental risks and natural hazards and their implications for human-nature relations and how to deal with them in practice.
Type
University programme
Location: Germany Duration 2 years
  • United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
  • University of Bonn
Academic programme
Master of Science in Emergency Management in High Hazard Industries
This full-time or part-time master’s course will focus on emergency management in industries such as chemical, nuclear, aviation, and port industries
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration 1 year
  • University of Central Lancashire
Academic programme
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Fire Engineering
Location Preston Description Fire Engineering is about how fires work, the effects they have on people/society, built environment and the environment and the prevention/suppression of fires. Fire Engineering also considers fundamental things such as the
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • University of Central Lancashire
Academic programme
Master of Engineering (Hons) in Fire Engineering
This Fire Engineering course emphasises fire in the context of buildings and infrastructure, and the technology for predicting fires and designing against them.
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration 4 years
  • University of Central Lancashire
Academic programme
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fire and Leadership Studies
Location Preston Description This degree course aims to equip the students with the skills needed to pursue a career in the fire industry. It combines academic study with practical hands-on training in fire service operations and covers leadership, fire
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • University of Central Lancashire
Academic programme
Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering
MSc Fire Safety Engineering is concerned with the study of fire development and prevention and the means by which its consequence may be reduced to a minimum in human, environmental and financial terms.
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration 1 year
  • University of Central Lancashire
Academic programme
MSc in Fire Scene Investigation
MSc Fire Scene Investigation covers fire scene investigation theory and practice. It is the scientific approach to the examination, analysis and interpretation of evidence which can be found at a fire scene.
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration See website
  • University of Central Lancashire

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