Master of Arts / Master of Science in Disaster Management)
Location: Mumbai
School: Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies
Intake: 35
Description
The Master’s programme in Disaster Management, offered by the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, aims at enhancing knowledge, capacities and skills, and perspective on disasters. While enabling an understanding of disasters from the vantage point of science and technology in prediction, mitigation and response, the programme also fosters a critical perspective on the notion of disaster and current approaches to disaster risk reduction, response and recovery. It seeks to locate these approaches within the framework of an understanding of questions of development, climate change; challenges related to globalisation; social, economic and environmental justice; and state and civil society dynamics. Students are required to select one of the 2 specialisations : 1.Disaster Policy and Action, 2. Technologies for Disaster Management before appearing for their personal interview. Click here for details of the specialisations and credit distribution.
The programme flows from foundation and perspective courses to thematic and skill-related courses. The programme endeavours to cultivate appropriate values, a strong multidisciplinary knowledge base and skills essential for intervention in disasters and for reducing disaster risks. Students will have opportunities to deepen their focus through the choice of specialisation selected
The two-year programme includes intensive contact classes, together with supervised fieldwork and internships. Research dissertation is a compulsory component of the programme. The Institute offers a choice-based curriculum where the students are free to choose courses of four credits from any other School or Centre of the Institute.
It also offers a multi-level entry–exit option where a student coming for the Master’s degree can obtain a Certificate in Disaster Management on completion of the stipulated requirements in the first semester. Students who wish to continue through with the next semester can obtain a Diploma towards the end of the first year, and the Master’s degree at the end of two years. Alternately, a Master’s student on completion of the Certificate/Diploma programme could exit and come back after a break (not exceeding 4 years from the date of admission to the programme), and join in for the second / third semester and complete the Master's programme.
As an emerging field, the need for qualified personnel within disaster management practice and research is high. Students who graduate with this degree will find opportunities in the disaster risk reduction and management sectors, and allied developmental sectors, in government and non-government organisations and consultancy firms. They could also go on to pursue research, training and teaching careers in disaster studies and allied areas.
Distribution of Credit Hours:
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Course |
Credits |
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Foundation Courses |
4 |
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Core Courses (Disciplinary) |
36 |
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Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) |
4 |
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Fieldwork / Field Practicum / Internship |
12 |
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Specialisatons (Disciplinary Elective Courses) - (Students to select any one) |
12 |
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Research Dissertation |
12 |
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Total |
80 |
Semesterwise Courses:
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Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
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Foundation Courses |
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I |
FC |
Foundation Courses |
4 |
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Core Courses |
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MDM501 |
Earth System Science and Hazards |
2 |
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MDM502 |
Disasters, Vulnerability and Risk |
2 |
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MDM503 |
Introduction to Ecosystem, Habitat and Sustainability |
2 |
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MDM504 |
Policy, Institutions, Governance and Disaster Management |
2 |
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MDM505 |
Research Methodology I |
2 |
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MDM506 |
Concepts and Advances in Geospatial Technologies |
4 |
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MDM509 |
Emergency Response and Management |
2 |
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MDM533 |
Field Work |
2 |
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Group Lab Sessions/Simulation Exercises (compulsory non credit) |
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Research Tutorial (Credited as part of Research Dissertation) |
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II |
MDM507 |
Disasters and Development |
2 |
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MDM508 |
Disaster Risk Reduction and Development Planning |
2 |
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MDM510 |
Disaster Recovery |
2 |
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MDM511 |
Research Methodology II |
2 |
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MDM512 |
Introduction to Conflict |
2 |
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MDM513 |
Introduction to Public Health and Mental Health in Disasters |
2 |
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MDM515 |
Technology in Approaches to Disaster Management |
2 |
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MDM517 |
Project Management in Disaster Context |
2 |
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CBCS |
Elective Foundation |
2 |
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CBCS |
Open Elective from Any School |
2 |
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MDM534 |
Field Practicum |
4 |
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Research Tutorial (Credited as part of Research Dissertation) |
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III |
MDM614 |
Economics of Disasters and Disaster Finance |
2 |
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MDM616 |
Transboundary Governance and Humanitarian Action |
2 |
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Specialisation Courses |
8 |
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Research Tutorial (Credited as part of Research Dissertation) |
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IV |
MDM635 |
Internship I |
6 |
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MDM636 |
Research Dissertation |
12 |
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Specialisation Courses |
4 |
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Optional Block Internship
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Two Specialisations: 12 credits each. |
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Specialisation One: Disaster Policy and Action (DPA) |
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III
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MDM618 |
Public Policy and Social Advocacy |
2 |
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MDM619 |
Advanced Course in Disaster Recovery |
2 |
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MDM620 |
Built Environment, Disasters and Planning |
2 |
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MDM622 |
Emergency Response and Supply Chain Management |
2 |
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IV |
MDM621 |
Ecology, Adaptive Management and Disasters |
2 |
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MDM623 |
Conflict, Peace and Humanitarian Crisis
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2 |
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Specialisation Two: Technologies for Disaster Management (TDM) |
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III |
MDM630 |
Decision Science and Systems in Disaster Management |
4 |
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MDM631 |
Quantitative Approaches in Disaster and Climate Risk Assessment |
4 |
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IV
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MDM632
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Geo-intelligence in Preparedness and Early Warning Systems (Elective within the TDM specialisation) |
4 |
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DGT612 |
Emerging Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction (Elective within the TDM specialisation) |
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Fee Structure:
| Components | MA./M.Sc. In Disaster Management | ||||
| Fees | Sem I | Sem II |
Sem III | Sem IV |
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| FEE | Tuition Fee | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Examination Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| CHARGES |
Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IT Charges | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Library Charges | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Other Charges( ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) * | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FUNDS | Students' Competency Fund | 0 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 |
| Lab / Studio Fund | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Development Fund | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| Students' Union Fund * | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Alumni Fund * | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Care Fund* | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | |
| DEPOSITS | Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) | 10,000 | 0 | ||
| Semester wise Course Fee | 57,500 | 28,500 | 40,000 | 21,000 | |
| Yearly Fees | 86,000 | 61,000 | |||
| Total Course Fee | 1,47,000 | ||||
| Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary. | |||||
| Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity. | |||||
| No fee concession is available for self-finanaced programmes. | |||||
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