Disaster Management and Emergency Planning

Description

This course will give you the skills required to pursue a career in emergency planning and management. You will examine theory and practice in a range of countries, comparing approaches in the UK with those in New Zealand, the USA, Australia and Canada.
You will develop the skills needed to manage the response to social emergencies (e.g. the Hillsborough football stadium disaster), technological incidents (e.g. the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion), major transport accidents and natural hazards (e.g. the recent earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan).
If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• Excellent employment prospects in public, charitable and private organisations involved in emergency planning and management. Currently, 94% of our graduates from the department of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management find employment (or postgraduate level study opportunities) within 6 months of graduation*;
• experienced teaching staff who bring professional and research expertise into their teaching;
• the opportunity to apply to undertake a year of professional training with an emergency planning and management organisation. Professional training opportunities are available with local authorities, regional fire and police teams, utility companies, airport operators, Transport for London and oil spill response organisations;
• residential courses at an outdoor education and training centre (Outreach) that specialises in training for the UK emergency services;
• the opportunity to attend UK site visits and overseas field courses;
• a range of training exercises and simulations which will develop your skills in responding to emergencies in ‘real life’ situations;
• previous students have received undergraduate bursaries from and pursued a career with the British Armed Forces.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee

• GBP 8586 Module (EEA)
• GBP 10950 Module (International)

Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

In your first year you will develop an understanding of key concepts such as hazard, vulnerability and risk and, in addition, procedures in the command and control of emergency incidents.

In the second year you will study the human environment and identify how certain locations, communities or institutions are especially sensitive to the impact of disaster as a result of their precondition. You will also develop practical skills in methods for assessing vulnerability and risk, developing plans and managing emergency response.

In your final year you are encouraged to evaluate and critically analyse issues that face the emergency management profession in the UK and internationally. You will also have the opportunity to carry out an independent piece of research. Many students choose to base this on the work they were involved with during their professional training year.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

Essential Entry Requirements:

• 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language and Mathematics, or specified equivalents.

Typical Offers

• A-Levels: BCC-BBC
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM

Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 28-29 points

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

• Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
• Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
• There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

• Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
• Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

• Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.