DCU Business School is now offering a new programme in Emergency Management, the first of its kind in Ireland. The Graduate Diploma / M.Sc. in Emergency Management will be offered on a part time basis over two years. The overall aim of the programme is to provide a standard of excellence in practice in the field of emergency management so as to qualify participants in the field as practioners. Students will: - gain knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the major theories of Emergency Management including planning, problem structuring, human aspects, communications and be able to test the relevance of these theories and concepts as they apply in practice - demonstrate capacity to present oral and written reports and communicate appropriately in a professional setting - develop capacity to utilise networking skills across agencies as a means of extending knowledge base and facilitating best practice so as to become an agent of change and reconciliation within professional settings - understand the impact of information and communications technologies on the conceptual and practical issues involved in emergency management and demonstrate a capacity to use these technologies - enhance personal, professional and problem-solving skills in optimising the achievement of objectives with available resources in their work settings - take a rigorous approach to research, design and implementation so that findings can illuminate practice and provide the foundation for models of excellent practice in the field.

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