Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation

The links below will direct you to Course website LTH and the course syllabus. 

Mandatory courses

Semester 1

• Societal Resilience, 7.5 credits
• Foundations for Risk Assessment and Management, 7.5 credits
• Capacity Development, 7.5 credits
• Introduction to Disaster Response Management, 7.5 credits

Semester 2

• Risk Based Land Use Planning, 7.5 credits
• Climate Smart Risk Reduction, 7.5 credits
• Risk perception, Communication and Human behavior, 7.5 credits
• Preparedness and Planning, 7.5 credits

Semester 3

• Research Methodology and Methods, 7.5 credits
• Critical Issues in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation, 7.5 credits
• Elective courses, 15 credits

Semester 4

• Master’s degree project, 30 credits

Students can either choose two courses of 7.5 credits in parallel or one 15 credits course. The elective courses might change from one year to another. Some have a limited number of seats.

• Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Practice, 15 credits
• Geographical Information Technology - Introduction, 15 credits
• Geographical Information Technology - Basic course, 15 credits
• Geographical Information Technology - Advanced course, 15 credits
• Critical Infrastructure Resilience, 7.5 credits
• Fundamentals of Logistics and Operations Management, 7.5 credits
• Integrated Water Resources Management: International Aspects, 7.5 credits
• The Technology and Applications of Drone Systems, 7,5 credits
• Swedish Language for Exchange students, 7.5 credits (SOL course website)

Additional courses might be available.