Master of Arts / Master of Science in Disaster Management)

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 3 specialisations : 1.Disaster Policy and Action, 2. Disasters and Development 3. 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 5 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:

Year	Course	Credits
First	Foundation Courses	4
	Core Courses (Disciplinary)	30
	CBCS	4
	Field Work and Internship	6
Second	Core Courses (Disciplinary)	4
	Specializations (Disciplinary Elective Courses)	12
	Fieldwork / Internship	6
	Research Dissertation	6
Total Credits		72

Semesterwise Courses:

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
I	FC	Foundation Courses	4
	MDM 01	Disasters, Hazards and Extreme Events	2
	MDM 02	Disasters, Vulnerability and Risk	2
	MDM 03	Ecosystems and Habitat	2
	MDM 04	Policy, Institutions, Governance and Disaster Management	2
	MDM 05	Research Methodology I	2
	MDM 06	Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS	2
	MDM 09	Emergency Response and Management	2
	MDM 36	Field Work	2
		Group Lab Sessions/Simulation Exercises	-
		Research Tutorials	-
II	MDM 07	Disasters and Development	2
	MDM 08	Disaster Risk Reduction and Development Planning	2
	MDM 10	Disaster Recovery	2
	MDM 11	Research Methodology II	2
	MDM 12	Introduction to Conflict	2
	MDM 13	Introduction to Public Health and Mental Health in Disasters	2
	MDM 15	Introduction to Technologies for Disaster Management	2
	MDM 17	Project Management in Disaster Context	2
	CBCS	Elective Foundation	2
	CBCS	Open Elective	2
	MDM 37	Internship I	4
III	MDM 14	Economics of Disasters and Disaster Finance	2
	MDM 16	Transboundary Governance and Humanitarian Action	2
		Specialization Courses (4 or 5)	8
	MDM 38	Internship II	6
		Research Tutorials	-
IV	MDM 39	Research Dissertation (Coordination)	6
		Specialization Courses (1 or 2 Courses)	4
		Block Internship (Optional)	--

 

 

Specializations
Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Specialization 1: Disaster Policy and Action
III	MDM 18	Public Policy and Social Advocacy	2
	MDM 19	Advanced Course in Disaster Recovery	2
	MDM 20	Built Environment, Disasters and Planning	2
	MDM 22	Emergency Response and Supply Chain Management	2
IV	MDM 21	Ecology, Adaptive Management and Disasters	2
	MDM 23	Conflict, Peace and Humanitarian Crisis	2
Specialization 2: Disasters and Development
III	MDM 24	Advanced Course on Disasters and Development	2
	MDM 25	Culture and Disasters	2
	MDM 26	Advanced Course in Social Research in Disaster Studies	2
	MDM 27	Theoretical Foundations of Disaster Economics and Finance	2
IV	MDM 28	Risk Economics and Public Finance	2
	MDM 29	Disasters and Wellbeing	2
Specialization 3: Technologies for Disaster Management
III	MDM 31	Hazard Monitoring, Early Warning Systems (EWS) and Co-ordinated Action	2
	MDM 32	Digital Image Processing and Spatial Analysis	2
	MDM 33	Applications of Geoinformatices in Disaster Studies	2
	MDM 34	Geoinformatics in Preparedness and Response	2
IV	MDM 30	Geospatial Hydrology in Disaster Management	2
	MDM 35	Geospatial Technologies in Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Mapping	2

 

Note: **Subject to fulfilment of minimum criteria of intake prescribed by the school and availability of teachers. It cannot be guaranteed that all 3 specialisation/s while offered each year.

Note: The total number of credits, list of CBCS courses, and semester-wise listing of courses is provisional, and may undergo some changes.

 

 

Fee Structure:

 

Components		MA./M.Sc. In Disaster Management
Fees		Sem I	Sem II	Sem III	Sem IV
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.

 

*Institute reserves the rights to revise the Fees Structure of programme if necessary.

 

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