MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management

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One cannot avoid the importance of risk management in modern organisations. Sharpen your ability to forward-think and plan with this expansive MSc in Risk Crisis and Resilience Management  to become a vital player in organisations all over the world.

Why UoP's MSc in Risk Crisis and Resilience Management?

Risk management is a very important priority for many organisations across various industries. It’s essential in ensuring corporate sustainability, resilience and profitability.

That’s why there's a great demand for incompetent, informed and experienced risk managers, and an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management can open many career opportunities to you.

Here, you will learn what counts as risk and how to manage this within an organisational setting. You will explore different facets within industries, including varying perceptions of risk, how to prepare for risks and crises, management approaches and techniques and how to lead employees in difficult times.

Upon graduation, you will have the knowledge and experience to create a robust risk culture within a business and develop appropriate strategies to manage risk. You will have the critical thinking, decision making and analysis skills that you can use immediately to help organisations prepare for crises.

This course is accredited by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM). Graduates are entitled to exemption from all six modules of the International Diploma in Risk Management and can apply for GradIRM membership. Graduates with three or more years of relevant experience can gain Certified IRM Membership.

Why join us?

Portsmouth is a gateway city that’s open to the world. Our University is the same. Our part-time, online courses mean you can study from anywhere in the world when it suits you. With us, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to up your career prospects and develop a global network along the way. Join us on the next step in your education journey. See how we can help take you where you want to go.

Our students are from all over the world. We have welcomed students from almost 150 countries and counting. It would be our pleasure to welcome you too!

The University of Portsmouth's part-time, online courses is designed to fit around you. You won’t need to move house or get a visa to study with us. You can access your course from anywhere in the world through Moodle, our easy-to-use Digital Learning Environment (DLE). This is possible because all our modules, learning activities and assessments are delivered online.

All our course modules are divided into manageable weekly sections so that the course fits your lifestyle and commitments.

Upon graduation from the University of Portsmouth via an online course, your degree certificate will have the same academic weight as an on-campus degree.