Disaster Management
Master of Health Care
This programme provides an excellent chance to explore environmental and human-made hazards, as well as topics like vulnerability, risk assessment, planning, logistics, disaster response, and crisis management.
You’ll build the skills needed to become a confident and professional emergency planner and responder, capable of managing people and situations in real-world scenarios.
Next application periods
Rolling admission from 15 May 2025 onwards
Autumn Joint Application 1.-11.9.2025
Tuition fees & scholarshpis
Master’s degrees 13 500 euros / academic year for students from outside the EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
Full-time studies
Kotka
Degree titles
- Master of Health Care and Social Services
Enhance Your Crisis and Disaster Management Skills
Disaster management overall refers to how we handle the impacts of disasters on people, resources, the economy, or the environment. It involves preparing for, responding to, and learning from the consequences of significant events.
This training is designed for everyone, regardless of their educational background, who wants to enhance their skills in crisis and disaster management. The program provides an opportunity to reflect on the topic through the lens of one’s professional expertise.
Through your studies, you will develop evidence-based expertise in sports and exercise injury rehabilitation.
- Crisis Management
- Disaster Management
- Environmental Hazards
- Human-made Hazards
- Vulnerability
- Risk Assessment
- Disaster Response
Study contents
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Disaster Management is conducted as full-time studies
Implementation of studies
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Development-oriented approach to work
Xamk has strong partnership relationships with the private, public and third sector. In terms of studies and practical training, privately owned companies, particularly in Kymenlaakso region, are considered the most important partners, but Xamk also cooperates with public sector organizations and constantly aims to expand its network of cooperation.
The degree programme is multidisciplinary, providing you with the opportunity to meet professionals from various fields during your studies. Together with your teachers, they aim to encourage critical thinking and improve your argumentation skills. As a result, you do not only gain new perspectives to your own field, but also contribute to the development of other fields.
The networks created with experts during the studies are also a considerable advantage for you after graduation. This is something that students graduating from Xamk Master School consider one of the most important aspects of the education.
The Master’s programme at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk, offers an authentically international study environment with students and staff members coming from over 30 countries.
At Master School, you learn to retrieve and process field-specific research data and apply it to your own work. Learning is research-based, development-oriented and aimed at promoting innovation.
You can also carry out research work and other assignments as part of Xamk’s research, development and innovation (RDI) projects.
RDI specialists are an essential part of Xamk Master School, building bridges with the world of work. Among Finnish universities of applied sciences, Xamk stands out as the largest in the field of RDI activities. The total number of ongoing projects per year is nearly 300.
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