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Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience
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Taught Masters Programmes

Our Taught Masters programmes provide a thorough grounding in theoretical and practical approaches to identifying, understanding, framing, assessing and managing different aspects of risk.

We offer five taught masters programmes, each of which is tailored to address urgent environmental, political, and social challenges.

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MA in Climate, Risk and Society

Explore the social dimensions of climate risk and resilience from multiple perspectives.
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MSc in Climate, Risk and Society

Focus on a natural science approach to risk that enables you to engage with the natural and social dimensions of climate change.
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MA in Risk, Security and Politics

For anyone especially interested in a social science approach to risk, focusing on social policy, politics and security
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MA in Environmental Hazards and Risk

Focus on understanding the broader concepts of environmental hazards and risk in an interdisciplinary perspective.
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MSc in Environmental Hazards and Risk

Develop specific skills within the natural and social dimensions of environmental hazards including flooding, landslides and earthquakes.
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Student Dissertation

A ‘World Class African City’? Exploring the usefulness of the Resilient Cities Index (RCI) through an investigation of urban resilience in Johannesburg

Ruby West in collaboration with Marsh Advisory