MSc Disaster Management at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

MSc Disaster Management is a multidisciplinary, distance-learning course on how organisations prepare for, plan, respond to and recover from human-made and natural disasters. It uses real-world case studies, including terrorism, pandemics, cyber-attacks and climate change, and draws on public health, geography, engineering and social sciences perspectives with input from the Institute of Policing. Students learn to create a tailored resilience plan to minimise a disaster's impact.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2-3 years part-time (distance learning) | Intake: September 2027; January 2028 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules are Introduction to Disaster Management, Disaster Risk Assessment and Preparedness, Disaster Response and Management, Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction and a Disaster Response and Management Dissertation.

Career pathways

Strategic roles in policing organisations, blue light services, criminal justice organisations, offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, government and councils, humanitarian organisations, defence ministries, the armed forces, security services, health trusts, NGOs and international or regional organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree or equivalent, or significant appropriate work experience. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component (CEFR B2), or an equivalent approved qualification (PTE Academic 59 overall with no less than 54 in each area; LanguageCert Academic SELT 65 overall with no less than 60 in each component).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,720 for the whole programme (2027/28). UK / Channel Islands; distance learning, full-time and part-time Source

International applicants: GBP 9,720 for the whole programme (2027/28). Distance learning, full-time and part-time Source

Intake: September 2027; January 2028

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2-3 years part-time (distance learning)

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