Crisis and Organisational Resilience

Entry requirements

The entrance requirement for this PGCert is a second-class honours degree (minimum 2:2 or higher) in a relevant discipline or demonstrated experience at an appropriate level.

A relevant discipline may be in any subject but must demonstrate core knowledge in sectors such as emergency management, civil protection, public policy, management, public service, natural hazards, geography, health and safety, risk, security, and business continuity.

Applications from those not possessing the equivalent of an honour’s degree, non-standard or non-cognate applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis reviewing work experience, academic background, and motivation.

Months of entry

January, May, September

Course content

This 100% online course aims to provide you with the advanced skills and knowledge you need to expand your career and build connections in the emergency management industry. Some of the key areas of focus are as follows.

• Develop the ability to evaluate, apply, review and improve approaches and systems, and to transfer learning from the classroom to the field, particularly when dealing with uncertainty, incomplete information and complexity.
• Explore the benefits of resilience-based approaches when managing complex and emergent risks amid uncertainty.
• Advance your skills to assess complex situations, developing creative and innovative solutions, and implementing lessons learned in real-world contexts.

Our 100% online course is designed to support your professional development through academic depth, critical reflection, collaboration and opportunities for networking within the field with fellow online students.

This course focuses on strengthening and safeguarding organisational resilience. You’ll learn how to identify and assess current risks, use forecasting approaches and design both short- and long-term resilience policy instruments. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop skills in planning, training and preparing teams to respond to challenges to the organisational environment.

This course aims to:

• help you evaluate, apply, review and improve approaches and systems, and to effectively transfer learning from the classroom to the field, particularly when dealing with uncertain or incomplete information and complexity
• demonstrate the benefits of taking a resilience-based approach in a world of complex and emergent risks and uncertainty
• advance skills in evaluating complex situations, developing creative and innovative solutions, and implementing lessons learned.

Please use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.