Contemporary Risk and Crisis Management Master's Program

The Master's degree in Contemporary Risk and Crisis Management is a 2-year program offered by UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle global challenges such as pandemics, cyber-attacks, climate change, and terrorism.

Program Description

The program provides a multidisciplinary approach to risk and crisis management, covering theories, methods, and strategies for managing risk, crisis, and societal security across international, national, and local levels. The first year of the program focuses on compulsory courses that provide an overview of the sources and nature of current threats and risks, as well as theories, methods, and strategies for managing these threats. The second year focuses on applying these perspectives to research and the Master's Thesis project.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the program, applicants must have a Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) or equivalent qualification, with a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian "C" (3.0) in the ECTS scale. Applicants must also have 80 ECTS covering specialization in risk, crisis, societal security, disaster management, QHSE (quality, health, safety, and environment), climate change, development studies, safety, resilience, emergency services, political science, organizational studies, sociology, planning, or geography.

Application Deadlines

The application deadlines for the program are:

• Nordic applicants: April 15th
• EU/EEA + Swiss applicants: March 1st
• Non-EU/EEA applicants: November 15th

Tuition Fees

Applicants from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland must pay a tuition fee. The prices for the program can be found on the university's website.

Language of Instruction

The language of instruction for the program is English.

Teaching and Assessment

The program is an online study program, with all learning activities being digital, including video lectures, written handouts, live and recorded guest lectures, project work, training-through-research, supervisions, digital workshops, and simulation-based games. Examination will be individual home exams of varying lengths and semester projects (both individual and group-based).

Program Structure

The program can be taken as a full-time study (2 years) or a part-time study (3-4 years), allowing students to combine studies with work.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will have advanced knowledge of risk and crisis management, including its sub-disciplines, as a field of study. They will also have advanced understanding in a specialized field of risk and crisis management and be able to apply the knowledge obtained on new and contemporary issues within the field of study.

Job Prospects

The program prepares students for challenging careers ranging from the local to the global arena, including security services, emergency and humanitarian assistance, high-risk industries, development agencies, emergency services, manufacturing, safety management, primary industries, preparedness planning, risk analysis, auditing, crisis management, and digital security.

Access to Further Studies

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be qualified for admission to a PhD program in a number of academic areas at UiT The Arctic University of Norway or elsewhere.

University of Tromso: A Summary

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Overview:

UiT Norges arktiske universitet (University of Tromso) is a public university located in Tromso, Norway. It is known for its focus on Arctic research and education.