DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Disaster Management

Introduction

Disaster Management provides fundamental conceptual understanding of various type of disasters that affect human lives and property. It studies causes and effects of calamities, human response to emergencies, crisis management, aspects of damage management & control, insurance, strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction and rehabilitation, applications for science and technology for hazards, communication systems during calamities, Public Health consequences of Disasters, awareness towards disasters etc.

Eligibility

Diploma/ Graduation: Pass in 10 +2 Exam or any other equivalent exam
PG Level: Graduate
However, some institutions seek Bachelor’s degree in Geography/ Geology/ Environmental Science / Civil Engg. OR M.Sc./ M. Tech in Remote Sensing/GIS as well as prescribe Entrance Test for admission

Courses

Diploma in Disaster Management (Selffinanced, Evening)
B.A. (Subsidiary) Disaster Management
Master of Arts / Master of Sciences (MA/ M.Sc.) (Disaster Management)
P.G. Diploma in Disaster Management
M.B.A. (Disaster Management)
M. Sc. (Disaster Management and Climate Sustainability Studies)
Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation
Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Livelihood Recovery
MA/PhD in Disaster Studies

Institutes/Universities
Institutes/Universities	Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Punjab University, Chandigarh
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded (Sub-Centre,Latur) Maharashtra
Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani (Nainital), Uttarakhand
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar, Tamil Nadu