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Centre for Disaster Studies

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The Centre for Disaster Studies, established in 2023, is a multidisciplinary collaborative research center encompassing the Departments of Geography, Social Work, Psychology, and Sociology in the main campus of the University. The Centre offers a Dual Main Master’s Programme in Disaster Management, designed to provide a comprehensive academic learning of disaster risk and vulnerability from a multidisciplinary perspective. Its primary objective is to develop effective interventions to reduce disaster risks and build resilience at various levels. The Centre's overarching vision is to become a hub of excellence in disaster research and education, dedicated to reducing vulnerability and enhancing societal resilience to disaster events.

 Objective of the Centre
  • Conduct multidisciplinary academic programme and professional training in disaster management to build human resource capacity for managing disaster risk and vulnerability
  • Foster as a knowledge and research hub in community-centric disaster vulnerabilities and resilience studies
  • Offer outreach programmes to vulnerable communities and Panchayat Raj Institution members in disaster-affected areas.
  • Facilitate collaborative research projects and consultancies in disaster management and mitigation.
 

Programmes

Multi-disciplinary Dual Main Masters in Disaster Management

Type: PG

Duration(in Years): 2

Evaluation: Credit

Intake: 40

Mode: Regular

Eligibility

Any Degree

Program Outcomes
  • PSO 1. Understand the natural and social aspects concerning disasters and disaster management mechanisms.
  • PSO 2. Analyse critically social and ecological vulnerabilities, hazards and resilience.
  • PSO 3. Apply systems thinking and critical thinking skills to analyse problems and potential solutions in socio-economic-ecological systems at the human-environment interface.
  • PSO 4. Critically analyse and apply existing global and national level frameworks and policies in disaster risk reduction and mitigation.
  • PSO 5. Demonstrate competence in using technology for disaster management and mitigation.
  • PSO 6. Work effectively in interdisciplinary and multicultural real-world contexts to combine theory and practice in responding to local to global issues for humans and non-humans
  • PSO 7. Engage and develop participatory community-based risk reduction plans thereby empowering the communities.
Campus
  • Kalady
About the Program

Multi-disciplinary Dual Main Masters in Disaster Management with any of the following specialization MSW and Disaster Management MSc in Geography and Disaster Management MSc in Psychology and Disaster Management MA in Sociology and Disaster Management

Achievements/Announcements

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Head of Department
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Dr. Sarun S.

Assistant Professor

sarun@ssus.ac.in

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