Graduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Programme overview

Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Graduate Certificate is a graduate certificate programme at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (College of Business and Security Management). It requires a minimum of 12 credits.

Faculty: College of Business and Security Management | Duration: 12 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fairbanks, AK, United States

What you will study

Programme requirements include HSEM F434 All-hazards Risk Analysis; HSEM F473 Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change; HSEM F605 Community Planning in Emergency Management; HSEM F673 Models and Scenarios for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Complete the following admission requirements: Student must have a completed baccalaureate degree. Students that have already obtained a graduate degree will not be required to complete an entrance exam. Students with a baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher will not have any additional testing or entry course requirements. If the student has a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 2.75, regardless of the field of study, they will be required to complete the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Exam. If a student has a cumulative GPA below 2.75, they will be required to submit results from either the GRE or GMAT.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

International applications are due March 1 for Fall semester and September 1 for Spring semester; international applications received after the deadline may not be eligible for review or may be postponed to the next available term. International graduate applicants must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores and a credential evaluation from TEC or WES.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uaf.edu/admissions/

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