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Hazards and Disaster Management PgCert
Kingston University

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About this course

This course is aimed at students who want to start or advance a career in hazard or risk management, environmental monitoring, emergency planning or catastrophe-related mitigation; students will study the underpinning scientific principles of both: natural hazards (e.g. hurricanes, storms and tornadoes, flooding, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and radon gas emissions); and human-induced disasters (e.g. terrorism, explosions and oil tanker accidents); modern disaster management strategies and planning techniques for the mitigation (eg structural measures and education), preparation (eg early warning), response (eg search and rescue) and recovery (eg insurance) phases are all covered.

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Starting How long Days you attend Details Where Class info Price

Sep

2 years

Part-time No application date provided Kingston Upon Thames,
KT1 2EE
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£1367 per year

*More info: £1367 per year

Sep

1 years

Full time No application date provided Kingston Upon Thames,
KT1 2EE
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Course type

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Awarding body

Kingston University

Subject areas

Disaster Mitigation


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