DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAMME

About Us

The Disaster Management and Mitigation(DMM) programme sanctioned by the Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala is currently successfully underway in the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. The Programme is a  multidisciplinary Post Graduate (PG) programme that will be a unique model where the essence from both science and social science is to be brought together. This will help with the scientific understanding of hazards and risks involved with natural calamities and disasters and also look into the socio-economic and policy-making aspects regarding disaster risk reduction. Apart from  conducting regular academic activities, the Disaster Management and Mitigation Programme was envisioned.

Objectives
  • 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.
About the programme
This programme has been designed in such a way as to incorporate multidisciplinary inputs from the Geography,  Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work departments. Moreover, the programme is outlined as a specialised discipline that would necessitate professional expertise gained through exposure to agencies/departments/research institutes in disaster management. Hence, the  programme envisaged in such a way to award degrees in four separate categories with respective specialisations.
  •         MSc in Geography and Disaster Management and Mitigation (DMM)
  •         MSc in Psychology and Disaster Management & Mitigation (DMM)
  •         MA in Sociology and Disaster Management & Mitigation (DMM)
  •         MSW in Disaster Management & Mitigation (DMM)
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

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. 

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