RDR postgraduate programmes are based on core taught department, programme and skills modules. These vary between programmes so please check the individual programme information to find out which modules comprise the different programmes.
For undergraduate modules, please see the programme page or the UCL Module Catalogue.
RDR Core Taught Modules
These modules are compulsory for all our Master's programmes:
- IRDR0015 - Integrating Science Into Disaster Risk Reduction
Module Tutor: Professor Joanna Faure Walker
- Full module details
- Watch the module introduction video
MediaCentral Widget Placeholder87JBCFgg - IRDR0002 - Emergency Planning and Management
Module Tutor: Dr Dan Haines and Dr Sarah Dryhurst
RDR Taught Skills Modules
Taught skills modules available in all our programmes (see individual Master's programme pages in our prospectus to find out which are compulsory/optional):
- IRDR0004 - Data Analysis and Interpretation
Module Tutor: Dr Bayes Ahmed
MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/8B7h6965 - IRDR0005 - Practice and Appraisal of Research
Module Tutor: Dr Lisa Danquah
Further RDR Taught Modules
These module can be compulsory or optional for different masters programmes and are not available across all programmes:
- IRDR0001 - Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards and Vulnerability
Module Tutor: Dr Ting Sun
MediaCentral Widget Placeholder7i0G7G89 - IRDR0003 - Crisis Management and Supply Chain Resilience
Module Tutor: Dr Gianluca Pescaroli and Dr Yasmine Sabri
- IRDR0006 - Conflict, Humanitarianism and Disaster Risk Reduction
Module tutor: Professor Ilan Kelman
MediaCentral Widget Placeholderjc4232fc - IRDR0008 - Catastrophe Risk Modelling
Module Tutor: Dr Roberto Gentile
MediaCentral Widget PlaceholderIij7jhd3 - IRDR0009 - Digital Health: Epidemics and Emergencies in the Era of Big Data (not running in 2024/25 academic year)
- Full module details
- IRDR0010 - Advanced Hazards
Module Tutor: Dr Saman Ghaffarian
MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/G1G44f3I - IRDR0012 - Risk, Disaster and Resilience Project
Module Tutor: Dr Yasmine Sabri
- IRDR0014 - MRes Risk and Disaster Reduction Project
Module Tutor: Dr Sarah Dryhurst
- IRDR0016 - Gender, Disaster and Conflict
Module Tutor: Dr Punam Yadav
MediaCentral Widget Placeholderhttps://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Player/50e19eG7 - IRDR0017 - Business Continuity Management and Organisational Resilience
This module is not running in the 2025/26 academic year.
Module Tutor: Dr Gianluca Pescaroli
MediaCentral Widget PlaceholderG5ECehiF - IRDR0026 - Statistical Modelling of Hazards and Risks
Module Tutor: Prof Fatemeh Jalayer
- IRDR0046 - Resilience, Adaptation and Development
Module Tutor: Prof Mark Pelling
- IRDR0047 - Geospatial Data Science
Module Tutor: Dr Saman Ghaffarian
- IRDR0050 - Deployment Skills
Module Tutor: Dr Myles Harris
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