AUT’s disaster disk management and development programmes equip students with complex emergency and disaster risk management skills to make a difference now and in the future.
Our programmes cover a range of topics, including disaster risk reduction, environmental change, humanitarian action, emergency and disaster management, public health, resilience building and sustainable development.
Our academic staff are recognised nationally, regionally and globally. Dr Loïc Le Dé has worked in the Pacific region on community-based disaster risk reduction, disaster response and sustainable development for a decade, and Dr Ailsa Holloway has more than 25 years’ experience in the disaster risk and emergencies field in Asia, Africa and the Middle-East.
You can currently study a disaster risk management and development course as part of the Bachelor of Health Science:
EMGT601 Disaster Risk Management and Development
This is a core course in the Bachelor of Health Science in Health Management.
AUT offers a range of postgraduate degrees in disaster risk management and development:
We recommend that you take the following courses as part of your programme so you can graduate with a focus on public health and resilience.
Get in touch with our academic staff if you have questions about the disaster risk management and development programmes:
For more details about our disaster risk management and development programmes download our programme brochure.
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