This minor programme is divided into 2 modules comprising of several courses for a total of 30 ECTS. Over the course of the 2 modules, students will gain a deeper understanding of events that have a disruptive impact on society and how to respond to them as a resilient professional. The first module provides students with a comprehensive background on disaster resilience and in the second, they have the choice to narrow their focus to either migration or climate change issues. Both modules consist of courses designed to provide students with a comprehensive perspective on disaster resilience within migration and climate change issues.
Track (Inter)national Disaster, Resilience, and Migration
The first module, Disaster Risk Reduction, prepares students to dive more deeply into some of the most complex issues facing the world today. You will learn how to respond to natural disasters, aiming to reduce their impact in both a developing and Western context. You will also learn to work with innovative tools and design in order to test and evaluate solutions in real life cases.
During the second module, students of the migration track dive more deeply into one of the main issues that has caused disruption in Europe in recent years: migration. Courses are focused on governance and policy; radicalization and terrorism; and ethics. Part of this module are two field trips abroad where students conduct participative research. Previous trips have included Athens, Greece; Calais, France; Palermo, Italy; and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
At the end of the module, students will be able to critically analyse migration policy from multiple lenses, relying on different theoretical perspectives and drawing from their own experiences. This will translate into a deeper understanding of personal resilience in a professional context.
See our magazines: Magazine Covid edition (2021), Magazine field trip Bosnia (2020), Magazine field trip Palermo (2018), Magazine field trip Lesbos (2017).
Module 1: Disaster Risk Reduction 15 ECTS
- Introduction to Climate Change and Migration Issues (3)
- Crisis Response Coordination (5)
- System Thinking in Disaster Resilience (5)
- Public Health Risks (2)
Module 2: Migration Policy and Practice 15 ECTS
- Understanding Migration Dynamics, Governance and Policy (3)
- Ethics and Migration (3)
- Participative Research in a Refugee Camp (4)
- Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Violent Extremism (3)
- Professional in a Disruptive Event (2)
Track (Inter)national Disaster, Resilience and Climate Change
The first module, Disaster Risk Reduction, prepares students to dive more deeply into some of the most complex issues facing the world today. You will learn how to respond to natural disasters, aiming to reduce their impact in both a developing and Western context. You will also learn to work with innovative tools and design in order to test and evaluate solutions in real life cases.
During the second module, students in the climate change track will work in small teams on consultancy projects in collaboration with an actual client. Project groups are multidisciplinary, meaning that students learn both with each other and from each other. All project topics are focused on environmental disasters affecting the world now and can be monitored and solved with creative solutions.
At the end of the module, students will be able to critically analyse environmental hazards using a multidisciplinary approach and come up with innovative solutions for recovery. This will translate into a deeper understanding of resilience in a professional context.
Module 1: Disaster Risk Reduction 15 ECTS
- Introduction to Climate Change and Migration Issues (3)
- Crisis Response Coordination (5)
- System Thinking in Disaster Resilience (4)
- Public Health Risks (2)
- Study trip (1)
Module 2: Environmental Disaster 15 ECTS
- Analyzing Environmental Hazards and Recovery (6)
- Forecasting Global Flood Risk Using GIS (3)
- Exploring Climate Change Impacts in the Field (3)
- Ethics in Disruptive Events (3)
Objectives
- Provide students with the multidisciplinary background, methods and perspectives needed to design and manage integrated resilience strategies.
- Match specific competencies related to resilience to real world complexity and practices.
- Equip students with tools for environmental monitoring and spatial analysis and showcase their relevance for organizations / governments.
- Teach students how to communicate with stakeholders and move toward the common goal of solving multidisciplinary problems.
- Prepare students to become future professionals with the capacity to address the complexities of disaster resilience.