Emergency Management
2025/2026
Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module
The module adds to the knowledge obtained in Risk Management and Decision Making.Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Students who complete the module:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Have knowledge of the various stages of emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and their mutual relation.
- Understand methods for developing and implementing contingency plans.
Skills
- Are able to identify possible emergency scenarios.
- Are able to decide between different strategies in a given scenario.
- Are able to apply appropriate methods within each stage of emergency management to a given scenario.
Competences
- Are able to use correct professional terminology.
- Can critically develop and evaluate contingency plans.
Type of instruction
Lectures, etc. supplemented with project work, workshops, presentation seminars.
Extent and expected workload
The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Emergency Management |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Additional information
Module Coordinator: Associate Professor Dewan Ashan - dah@sam.sdu.dk - University of Southern Denmark - www.sdu.dk
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Håndtering af nødsituationer |
| Module code | B-RSK-K3-11 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring and Autumn
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Esbjerg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Master of Science (MSc) in Technology (Risk and Safety Management) |
| Study Board | Study Board of Built Environment |
| Department | Department of the Built Environment |
| Faculty | The Faculty of Engineering and Science |
