Intelligence, Security and Disaster Management MSc

**At Derby, you don’t just study the theory and background to resilience, through security, intelligence and planning for emergency and disaster risk reduction and response. You will take these aspects into real-life situations and develop knowledge, skills and vocational attributes that will give you the necessary experience to develop or enhance career paths in these fascinating areas.**<br/><br/><br/>- Develop the practical and theoretical knowledge you need to work in the fields of intelligence, security, emergency planning, crisis and disaster risk reduction and management in the UK and overseas<br/><br/><br/>- combine the knowledge and skills developed in an inter-disciplinary programme where social sciences, natural sciences and public and environmental health provide real-life solutions to real-life resilience issues<br/><br/><br/>- improve your skills as you engage with all aspects of emergency preparedness, resilience and response across a range of natural and man-made hazards, from terrorism and extreme weather events to public health and humanitarian crisis<br/><br/><br/>- combine theory and best practice as your learning includes practical multi-agency exercises, simulations and response structures across all emergency services.<br/><br/><br/>**A unique combination**<br/><br/>This course combines the social sciences disciplines of criminology and sociology with the natural sciences disciplines of geoscience and public and environmental health.<br/><br/>This unique combination examines resilience, risk reduction and response through emergency and disaster management. You will focus on real-world concerns associated with:<br/><br/><br/>- terrorism<br/><br/><br/>- extremism<br/><br/><br/>- radicalisation<br/><br/><br/>- climate changes<br/><br/><br/>- migration<br/><br/><br/>- natural hazards.<br/><br/><br/>You will study at Masters level developing critical skills which bring together work-based learning approaches and innovation in the teaching of research methods. You will do this using scenario building, exercises and simulations in a multi-agency environment to enhance your development, communication and planning.