Disaster Management and Resilience MSc at Coventry University

Programme overview

Disaster impacts economies, destroys homes and plunges an ever-increasing number of people into poverty. Discover how you can help mitigate the effects of and respond to a range of disasters. Are you starting or looking to advance your career in disaster management and humanitarian action?

Faculty: Emergency Management, Public Safety and Resilience | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: January 2027, May 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Disaster Risk Reduction, Training and Exercising, Foresight, Insight and Strategy, Community Resilience and Preparedness, Humanitarian Principles and Action, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning, Critical Incident Leadership, Recovery and Reconstruction, Disaster and Emergency Management – Research Project, Leading Diverse Workforces.

Career pathways

Career paths include planning officers, emergency planners, international humanitarian coordinators, disaster risk reduction analysts, deployable emergency response managers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a 2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. Applicants with a lower class of degree and/or professional experience only will be individually considered and will usually be interviewed prior to being offered a place on the course. English: IELTS: 6.5 overall, with at least 5.5 in each component area.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,700 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,500 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 entry. Source

Intake: January 2027, May 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/pg/ees/disaster-management-msc/

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