Emergency Management and Resilience

Entry requirements

To get started with this online postgraduate course, applicants should have a 2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. Applicants with a lower class of degree and/or professional experience only will be individually considered and will usually be interviewed prior to being offered a place on the course.

Months of entry

January, May, September

Course content

With our expert guidance and support, we aim to advance your skills, build vital connections in the field of emergency management and propel your career to the next level.

Some of the highlights of this 100% online course can be found below.

• You will be given the chance to develop the knowledge and skills needed to analyse and mitigate disasters, manage complex incidents, and enhance community resilience. The curriculum will also focus on emergency response, recovery strategies and policy development, getting you ready for the next crises and global emergency.
• During your studies, you will receive sector-specific content and practical assignments that allow you to assess current policy and practice, while making recommendations to improve emergent threats and respond in a sustainable way.
• As well as being taught current and evolving techniques and tactics used to prevent, plan, prepare or respond to a wide range of emergencies, you will critically appraise relevant technical data and information, best practices in emergency planning and incident management.

Why study this course

Our online course in emergency management is designed to provide the depth and rigour required for development, reflection and networking in this sector.

• Members of our current teaching team have practical experience and have carried out employment, consultancy and research in emergency and incident management and allied professions. This includes command and control design, the design and management of simulated emergency exercises, emergency planning, risk mapping and the preparation of response frameworks for mass evacuation (staff subject to change).
• Even if you are new to higher education or returning to study after a long break, this emergency management degree is designed to support you and fit around your lifestyle.
• You will have the opportunity to carry out an independent piece of research of your choosing, producing an industry-facing working paper which should be of publishable quality.

Want to study your full master’s on campus? Learn more about our on-campus-taught emergency management and resilience MSc here.

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