Courses
Core Courses | Research Methods Course | Suggested Elective Courses
All students in the MA in Disaster & Emergency Management program must complete 12 credits in four core courses designed to develop the critical understandings and integrated thinking needed in the field. They are also required to complete a research methods course, 6 additional credits relevant to their area of interest, and a major research paper.
GS/DEMS 5010 3.00 Advanced Disaster & Emergency Management
Examines and explores the applications of advanced methods and technologies in Disaster & Emergency Management. Students will study Disaster & Emergency Management decision and planning methods and models, decision support systems, information systems and disaster databases, geographic information systems, remote sensing, various Disaster & Emergency Management software and their applications.
GS/DEMS 5020 3.00 Disasters - Concepts and Causes
Examines natural disasters from an interdisciplinary point of view, particularly considering why there seems to be more natural disasters, and how and why decisions made by people create vulnerable communities.
GS/DEMS 5030 3.00 Social and Behavioural Dimensions of Disasters
Explores social and behavioural dimensions of human interactions before, during and after emergencies and disasters, including behavioural myths and realities; linkages between individuals, families, groups, organizations, community social systems and various levels of government; social vulnerability and the disproportionate impact of disasters upon various societal groups etc.
GS/DEMS 5040 3.00 Natural Disasters
Focuses on recent/current disasters that have taken place anywhere in the world. Using these disasters as case studies, students will critically analyze various aspects of disaster management including assessment of the impacts of disasters using state-of-the-art technology, such as GIS and remote sensing techniques.
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Students must take the following research methods course or, in consultation with their supervisor, an alternative 6 credit research methods course from elsewhere in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
GS/DEMS 5050 6.00 Research Methods in Disaster & Emergency Management
This course is an advanced and subject-specific course on how to do quality research in Disaster & Emergency Management. Students are provided with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of various qualitative and quantitative research methods and their applications. Students also develop skills in analyzing Disaster & Emergency Management research. Using examples and case studies, this course also examines the particular problems and issues of conducting research in Disaster & Emergency Management.
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Public Safety and Security
- ES/ENVS 5068 // ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 Global Justice and Humanitarian Internationalism
- ES/ENVS 6147 3.00 Humanitarian Crises
- GS/POLS 6225 3.00 Critical Security Studies
- GS/POLS 6220 3.00 Contemporary Security Studies: Regional Security and Conflict Management
Environmental Issues and Disaster Management
- ES/ENVS 5123 3.00 Environment and Behaviour
- ES/ENVS 6146 3.00 Critical Theory of International Development
- ES/ENVS 6175 3.00 Global Environmental Politics
- GS/CMCT 6120 3.00 Culture and the Environment
Business Continuity Management
- ES/ENVS 6156 3.00 Critical Theory of International Development
- GS/LOGS 6300 3.00 Fundamentals of Logistics Management
- GS/LOGS 6362 3.00 Global Logistics and Operations Management
Technology and Disaster Management
- GS/ESS 5420 3.00 Advanced Geospatial Information Technology
- GS/GEOG 5050 3.00 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Analysis
- GS/GEOG 5015 3.00 Remote Sensing & Image Processing for Geographical Analysis and Environmental Monitoring
Risks and Social Vulnerability
- ES/ENVS 5068 // ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 Global Justice and Humanitarian Internationalism
- ES/ENVS 5124 3.00 Development Studies
- ES/ENVS 6137 3.00 Women, Development and Globalization
- ES/ENVS 6147 3.00 Humanitarian Crises
- ES/ENVS 6156 3.00 Critical Theory of International Development
- GS/ADMS 6800 3.00 Global Mindsets and People Management
- GS/SOCI 6310 3.00 Environmental Sociology
- GS/SOCI 6315 3.00 Cultural Politics of Environment and Development II: Environmental Issues
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