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Designed by industry experts.
Recognised by leaders in emergency services.
Designed for professionals in emergency response and management, Coventry University Online offers 100% online masters and postgraduate certificates. Join an award-winning UK university, ranked 9th as a Modern University by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.
Accelerate and complete your master's in as little as a year with our flexible study options.
These study programmes are tailored to provide you with the competencies needed to manage and respond to civil contingencies and emergencies in both national and international contexts.
These programmes are designed by experts who understand today’s global challenges across multiple sectors and aim to provide you with the essential skills and academic understanding in emergency planning, incident management, and crisis leadership.
Next intake:
September 2025
3 intakes per year
(Jan, May, Sept)
Study options:
100% online
Part-time / full-time
Duration:
Master's: 1 year full-time/2 years part-time
PCert: under 6 months full-time/under a year part-time
Get in touch:
+44 (0) 24 776 54000
9am to 5pm GMT
Further your career and learn the latest skills and techniques in Emergency Management and Resilience, Incident Management, and Emergency Preparedness.
These courses are designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to excel in the rapidly evolving field of emergency management, preparing you for leadership roles in both national and international contexts.
With a focus on innovation, real-world applications, and expert-led content, our programmes are developed to keep you at the forefront of the emergency management sector. You will engage with cutting-edge techniques in planning, response, and recovery, ensuring you are ready to tackle emerging challenges in the field.
These 100% online programmes are awarded by Coventry University and globally respected, essential for those pursuing managerial positions in a competitive and ever-changing global landscape, particularly in the fields of emergency preparedness, incident management, and resilience.
Just a few of Coventry University's many accolades.
QS Stars
For teaching & employability
QS Stars University Ratings
In the UK
For modern university
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
Overall satisfaction
in PTES
Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2024
The Master’s in Emergency Management and Resilience MSc is a 100% online course designed for professionals looking to specialise in emergency planning, crisis management, and resilience. This program covers risk assessment, emergency response, recovery strategies, and policy development. You'll gain the skills to analyse and mitigate disasters, manage complex incidents, and enhance community resilience. Choose the accelerated option to complete in one year, or the two-year flexible part-time option.
Flexibility to graduate with a PGCert or choose to continue on to study the master's.
This certificate covers legal frameworks, technological solutions, and best practices to equip you with the skills to manage emergencies effectively. You'll develop a comprehensive understanding of risk assessment, governance, and multi-stakeholder communication.
Flexibility to graduate with a PGCert or choose to continue on to study the master's.
This certificate focuses on incident management, leadership, and community safety. You will cover critical legal frameworks, risk assessment, and emerging technologies to prepare you for managing complex emergencies. You'll gain practical insights into governance, public policy, and crisis recovery, while studying best practices for planning and response.
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. The modules described below were for the May 2025 intake.
At Coventry University, we continuously review the courses we offer to ensure we reflect industry-relevant emerging best practice and technology. As a result, this course is undergoing continuous improvement assessment and will be launched with a renewed curriculum starting in September 2025. Module content and titles will be updated. Course title, learning outcomes and assessments may also change. We expect our new curriculum to be fully updated in June 2025. Please return to this page to see the final course details.
Successful graduates from the Master’s in Emergency Management and Resilience have gone on to work in the UK and in countries all over the world, including Denmark, Finland, Germany, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, the United States and Canada.
Alumni have roles as planning officers, emergency planners, disaster risk reduction analysts and deployable emergency response managers, while others have leadership roles in emergency services, public administration, health services and other public sector agencies, as well as private sector companies and consultancy.
