Overview
Risk management is a major priority for many organisations across various industries. It’s critical in ensuring corporate sustainability, resilience and profitability.
That’s why a demand in competent, informed and experienced risk managers exists, and why an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management could open many career opportunities to you.
On this course, you’ll learn what counts as risk and how to manage this within an organisational setting. You’ll 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.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and experience to create a robust risk culture within a business and develop appropriate strategies to manage risk. You’ll have critical thinking, decision making and analysis skills that you can use immediately to help organisations prepare for crises.
Course Overview
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Identify risk across sectors and develop appropriate strategies and techniques to prepare for and cope with crises
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Discover how to develop a strong risk culture to enable more effective risk management
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Gain the ability to stay calm under pressure and make decisions and communicate them effectively, clearly and concisely regardless of audience
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Learn to understand differing perceptions of risk and cultural differences in approaches to risk, as well as the impact these might have
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Develop critical thinking and analysis skills to evaluate problems in an organisational context
Career and opportunities
Our MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management is built to give you the competitive edge needed to establish a successful career in your chosen industry.
In addition to building on your specialist knowledge and analysis abilities, the data collection and research projects you’ll undertake will aid you in developing the self-direction and care that organisations desire.
These skills, coupled with the support you can receive from our exceptional Careers and Employability Service, will help position you as a valuable hire to employers across the world.
