16 Part-time Short courses in Emergency & Disaster Management

By the end of this Wilderness First Aid Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado System, you should be able to understand common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting and how to treat them with little resources and identify ways to keep yourself and your group safer in a wilderness or low medical resource environment. 

Through this Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies course offered by Coursera in partnership with Yonsei University, students will be able to explain not only what is disaster risk management but also what must be done for a disaster resilent future.

The Neurological Emergencies course offered by Harvard University is uniquely designed to provide updates, best practices, and ready-to-use algorithms to diagnose neurological symptoms, quickly identify a neurological emergency, and take appropriate measures to optimize patient outcomes.

The Triple Nexus, Localisation and Local Turn module at Oxford Brookes University aims to investigate how local actors can bridge the gaps between humanitarian, peacebuilding and development initiatives and how concretely the localisation and local turn agenda can be operationalised and programmed to shape a new humanitarian architecture, new standards and lead to sustainable solutions.   

EMT Medical and Trauma Emergency Care. Gain the skills needed to provide first responder emergency medical care with this Become an EMT Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado System.

Discover the history of humanitarian aid and the principles and values that underpin it with Introduction to Humanitarian Aid at Deakin University delivered through FutureLearn.

The Assessment of Bushfire Exposure course offered by University of Melbourne will help you gain the skills needed in bushfire assessment to apply for Bushfire Planning and Design Accreditation (BPAD) 1.

This Fundamentals of Disaster Management - Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery course offered by CQUniversity Australia introduces you to the fundamental concepts and frameworks that underpin emergency and disaster management.

The Fire Protection Inspection course offered by Lighthouse Academy explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled.

This Urgent Care - Emergency Nursing Essentials course offered by University of Melbourne is designed to bridge the potential gap between commencement of employment and provision of a formal educational program to enable nurses to feel empowered and supported.

The Disaster Management Essentials course offered by University of Melbourne is ideal for health professionals and those in government or management roles seeking the skills to effectively evaluate disaster management plans and more rigorously prepare for disaster events.

This Emergency Management programme offered at Liverpool John Moores University is ideal for healthcare practitioners looking to expand their expertise in managing emergency cases across diverse settings.

This Mile2 Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer course from Hudson Courses Limited course offers up-to-date information that has been developed by leading risk management professionals.

This Chemical Hazard Awareness course offered by CQUniversity Australia provides an overview of hazardous chemicals.

The Fire Investigation course offered by The University of Lancashire will develop students’ skills and knowledge to enable them to conduct a fire investigation and to communicate the findings of the investigation to stakeholders in writing and verbally to in accordance with legal requirements, appropriate conventions and agreed protocols.

Do you want to identify conflicts and the way people will respond? Do you struggle with managing and finding solutions for conflicts in various settings? The Conflict Management For Everyone Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with Arizona State University.