Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management BSc(Hons)
Facts about this course
| Year of entry | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | BSc(Hons) |
| Modules | Module Listing |
| UCAS |
F810
3 years
full-time
F811 4 years full-time including foundation year 6 years part-time Apply direct to the University |
About this course
Why choose this course?
If you are interested in studying the causes of environmental hazards such as earthquakes, volcanos, hurricanes and tsunami, and how we plan for related emergencies and manage the effects, this course is ideal. It provides a scientific understanding of the causes and effects of environmental hazards and will equip you with the technical skills needed to monitor, manage and mitigate environmental hazards and disasters.
What will you study?
You will follow four key themes of study: earth and environmental science; human science; disaster studies and emergency planning; skills and techniques modules, eg fieldwork, data gathering, presentation and research. Experience of geographical information systems, remote sensing and fieldwork will equip you with specialist skills used to understand, monitor and predict natural hazards.
Module listing
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Year 1
- The Dynamic Earth
- Understanding the Environment
- Natural Hazards
- Investigating the Earth and Environment 1 and 2
- Hazards, Resources and Society
- Sustainable Development
- Earth Environments
Year 2
- Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
- Geographical Information Systems
- Culture, Place and Society
- Remote Sensing and Image Processing
- Catastrophe and Disaster Planning
- Environmental Hazards fieldwork
- Geomorphology
Year 3
- Professional Training for Disaster Management
- GIS and Hazards
- Disaster Management 1 and 2
- Research Project
- Option modules
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