Emergency Management (Taught)

The primary aim of the programme is to produce students who can deliver excellence in the practice of emergency management, as well as to: instill a comprehensive understanding of the major theories of emergency management including planning, problem structuring, human aspects and communications, and how these are applied in practice; utilise networking skills across agencies as a means of extending the knowledge base and facilitating best practice, in order to become an agent of change and reconciliation within professional settings; understand the impact of information and communications technologies in emergency management and demonstrate a capacity to use these technologies; take a rigorous approach to research design and implementation so that findings can illuminate practice and provide the foundation for models of excellent practice in the field.