Integrated Emergency Management

MA Part-time (Blended learning)

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Course Introduction

NB - This course will run subject to minimum student numbers – please contact the School to enquire before application.

The programme is right for you if you are a senior officer responsible for coordinating or leading a multi-agency response to an emergency, be it from the police, fire and rescue services, health services, public sector agencies, or the military and are likely to face decisions involving life-and-death situations.

These decisions will have profound consequences for potential victims, responding organisations, local authorities, politicians and other stakeholders and sometimes must be made under extreme time pressure.

The course will prepare you for such situations requiring you to influence and take responsibility/accountability for major decision-making within an emergency and will assist you as a commander in an emergency.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Semesters 1 or 2 (120 Credits - 7 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• Case Studies in Leadership (20 Credits) (C)
• International Systems (10 Credits) (C)
• Multi-Agency Incident Management (20 Credits) (C)
• Psychology of Decision Making (20 Credits) (C)
• Research Methods (10 Credits) (C)
• Risk Assessment in a resilience context (10 Credits) (C)
• UK Resilience Framework (20 Credits) (C)
• Disasters: Community Impact and Recovery (10 Credits) (O)
• The Incident Command System: UK Fire and Rescue Services (10 Credits) (O)

End of Semester 2 onwards (60 Credits – 1 x (C) Module)

• Dissertation (60 Credits) (C)

PG Diploma Part-time (Blended learning)

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Course Introduction

NB - This course will run subject to minimum student numbers – please contact the School to enquire before application.

The programme is right for you if you are a senior officer responsible for coordinating or leading a multi-agency response to an emergency, be it from the police, fire and rescue services, health services, public sector agencies, or the military and are likely to face decisions involving life-and-death situations.

These decisions will have profound consequences for potential victims, responding organisations, local authorities, politicians and other stakeholders and sometimes must be made under extreme time pressure.

The course will prepare you for such situations requiring you to influence and take responsibility/accountability for major decision-making within an emergency and will assist you as a commander in an emergency.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Semesters 1 or 2 (120 Credits - 7 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• Case Studies in Leadership (20 Credits) (C)
• International Systems (10 Credits) (C)
• Multi-Agency Incident Management (20 Credits) (C)
• Psychology of Decision Making (20 Credits) (C)
• Research Methods (10 Credits) (C)
• Risk Assessment in a resilience context (10 Credits) (C)
• UK Resilience Framework (20 Credits) (C)
• Disasters: Community Impact and Recovery (10 Credits) (O)
• The Incident Command System: UK Fire and Rescue Services (10 Credits) (O)

PG Certificate Part-time (Blended learning)

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Course Introduction

NB - This course will run subject to minimum student numbers – please contact the School to enquire before application.

The programme is right for you if you are a senior officer responsible for coordinating or leading a multi-agency response to an emergency, be it from the police, fire and rescue services, health services, public sector agencies, or the military and are likely to face decisions involving life-and-death situations.

These decisions will have profound consequences for potential victims, responding organisations, local authorities, politicians and other stakeholders and sometimes must be made under extreme time pressure.

The course will prepare you for such situations requiring you to influence and take responsibility/accountability for major decision-making within an emergency and will assist you as a commander in an emergency.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Semesters 1 or 2 (60 Credits - 3 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• Multi-Agency Incident Management (20 Credits) (C)
• Risk Assessment in a resilience context (10 Credits) (C)
• UK Resilience Framework (20 Credits) (C)
• Disasters: Community Impact and Recovery (10 Credits) (O)
• The Incident Command System: UK Fire and Rescue Services (10 Credits) (O)