Master of Disaster Risk Management and Development

The Master of Disaster Risk Management and Development aligns with global and national best practice, and is ideal if you’re passionate about sustainable development, community resilience or humanitarian response. It’s also a good fit if you’re already working in the field and need a tertiary-level qualification.

Knowledge And Skills You'll Gain

• Scientific understanding of different disaster risks, and their implications for sustainable development in  New Zealand and globally.

•Critical awareness of political, ethical and cultural issues that affect disaster risk management and development, both in New Zealand (Te Tiriti o Waitangi in particular) and internationally.

.Creative capacity to build community participation in disaster risk management, alongside public health and sustainable development actions.

• Enhanced knowledge and critical thinking about the development, uses and evaluation of disaster risk management and development in practice “on the ground”. At master’s degree level, you’ll develop advanced skills in:

• Critical thinking, decision-making and leadership in disaster risk management and humanitarian action that align with national and global risk and resilience policies.

• Use of evidence to lead disaster risk management and development policy, practice, research and decisionmaking

• The strategic integration of information for disaster risk management and development as well as resilience planning and action.