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- Crisis and Disaster Management MSc
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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
University of Portsmouth
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
This course offers an exciting opportunity to learn about environmental and manmade hazards, vulnerability and risk, planning and logistics, disaster response and crisis management. Youll 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 UKs largest annual international disaster response simulation exercise - for responders and agencies to practise and learn from disaster response. You'll graduate with the skills you need for a successful career in the emergency planning and disaster management and response, either in the governmental or non-governmental sectors, anywhere in the world. You'll also get transferable skills in project planning, data analysis and communication, putting you in a strong position to pursue a career in other industries.
Modules
Tuition fees
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- Germany
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- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
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- Republic of Ireland
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- Rwanda
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- Scotland
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- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
£ 17,900per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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University League Table
49th
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Campus address
University of Portsmouth, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
49th out of 122 6
26th out of 30 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 221126 57%53rd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%42nd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.02 76%76th
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Entry standards
/ Max 229119 52%23rd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%25th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.21 80%8th
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