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Academic Programme:
1. Academic
Certificates Granted By
The Institute :
Postgraduate studies
leading to Postgraduate
Diploma or Master
Degree by Taught
Courses..
Recently PHD programme(by
research) has also been
introduced.
2. Fields of
Studies:
a.
Major Courses:
First semester (3
months)
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Title Of The Course
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Credit Hours |
Code |
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Natural Disasters |
3 |
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Health Disasters |
3 |
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Voluntary works |
3 |
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Disaster Management |
3 |
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Second Semester (3
months)
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Name Of The Course |
Credit Hours |
Code |
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-Environment and
Development |
3
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- Displaced and
refugees . |
3 |
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- Food security and
Relief |
3 |
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- Research
Methodology
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3 |
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b . Supporting
Courses :
After completing the
basic courses mentioned
above , students should
study the following
supporting courses
1-
First Aid.
2-
Home Nursing.
3-
Civil Defense.
4-
Communication Skills.
5-
Conflict Resolution.
6-
Time Management.
7-
International Law For Protection of Nature Resources.
8-
International Organizations.
9-
Environmental Impact Assessment.
10-
Land Mines
3.
Field Training
(Duration one month):
Student have to carry
out practical field
training on emergency
Response, how to manage
camps of disaster –
affected people, and
practice in voluntary
works.
4.
Complementary Works:
a.
Field Practice in voluntary work (In Camps of the
displaced or refugees).
b.
Dissertation: As Partial Fulfillment for the degree, the
student should write a
dissertation on any one
of the course subjects.
Time allowed for the
diploma dissertation is
3 months where as the
master degree is 9
months.
N.B.
(a)
The diploma students who score 80 percent and over in the
theoretical course would
automatically be
transferred to the
master degree programe
(b)
The dissertation constitutes 50% of the degree requirements.
5. Short Courses ( with
certificate):
The Institute also
conducts from time to
time short courses on
disaster issues. The
course normally lasts
for 2-6 weeks. Upon
completion the
participants are awarded
certificates.
Example of topics
covered:
a.
Disaster Management.
b.
Management of Relief Operation.
c.
Participatory Rapid Assessment (PRA or PLA).
d.
Project Designing and Writing.
e.
Environmental Impact Assessment.
f.
Gender and Development.
6.
Work Shops:
From time to time
workshops on disaster
management issues
are held.
Example of Workshops:
a. Disaster Preparedness (use of traditional and modern means)
b.The Effects of Disaster on Economy (possible mitigation)
c Vulnerability of women & children to disaster (The Role of
women in disaster
mitigation)
d. Gender & Development.
7. Master Degree by
research :
Students who obtain the
postgraduate diploma are
eligible for enrollment
for the master degree by
research (2 years
duration).
G.
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
Major Courses:
1.
Natural Disaster :
The course
aims at
acquainting students
with the kinds of
disasters (natural and
man- made). Natural
like : earthquakes ,
volcanoes ,floods ,
drought, desertification
, environmental
degradation .. etc.
Man- made disaster like
: war, conflicts , land
mines … etc. In
addition students
should study the causes
of disaster ( hazards ,
risk, vulnerability) and
its negative impact
(social, economical,
environmental and
political).
2. Health Disaster
:
To
acquaint the
students with the
concepts of health
disaster (epidemics ,
nutrition ,
environmental health ,
professional health ,
protective health ….
etc). and how to combat
such disasters .
3.
Voluntary Works:
The course introduces
the concept of voluntary
works, the history and
the objective of
voluntary works. The
course also handle
include sessions on the
new trends and
approaches of voluntary
work. Examples of
voluntary work
programmes and obstacles
also be discussed.
The concept and
principles of voluntary
work in Islam are major
issues in the course
4.
Disaster
Management :
The course aims at
acquainting students
with concepts and
definition of
disasters management of
disasters and how to
mitigate its negative
effect. The programme of
study includes: disaster
cycle, preparedness,
prevention, response and
rehabilitation.
Training on risk and
vulnerability analysis
and assessment will
also be conducted. The
course also includes
issues:
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use of modern technology
in disaster management,
like: satellite image,
GIS, GPS, in early
warning.
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entities concerned
with disaster
management and
reduction .
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legislations for
disaster management.
5.
Environment and
Development :-
The course introduce the
concepts and definition
of environment and
development and tackle
the issues of :-
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economic development
obstacles.
-
agricultural and rural
development, natural and
human resources use
policies.
-
sustainable development
and natural resources.
-
pollution.
-
environmental impact.
6.
Displaced
and Refugees.
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The concepts of
migrations,
displacement, refugees
and the causes.
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The social, economic and
psychological impact of
displacement. and
refuge.
- The local and the
international laws of
refuges
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The effect of refuges on
economy, development and
environment.
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Local and
international entities
responsible for refuges
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Study cases of selected
displaced communities
7.
Food Security and
Relief
The
main constituents of
the course are :
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Food security : the
concept and the
definition
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The importance of food
from biological,
economical, social and
political points of
view
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Attitude of people
towards food consumption
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The basic pillars of
food security
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Policies of food
security.
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Food shortage and
conflict on food –
production resources.
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Coping strategy of food
shortage
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Relief food and food
security.
8.
Research
Methodology
This course is meant to equip
students with knowledge
of how to conduct
research. This includes
different filed
surveys and data
collection and analysis
methods. Research
approaches like:
deductive and inductive
approach are also
taught.
Part of the course is on
econometrics and
descriptive statistics
to enable students to
carry out analysis and
interpretation of the
data and the result of
the research.
Supporting
Courses
1.
First
Aid:
It
aims at acquainting and
training students on how
to rescue and salvage
inflicted persons at
the time when disaster
strikes till they are
transferred to the
hospitals.
2.
Home Nursing:
To
train students
practically on
practices of home
nursing in order to
apply that on diseased
persons in the camps of
the displaced and
refugees .
3.
Civil Defense:
This is
mainly on quick
intervention to save
lives and properties,
and make available the
necessary protection
in the case of
emergencies such as:
fire's, explosions,
traffic accidents,
floods …etc.
4. Communications
Skills:
Disaster management (
preparedness, response
and mitigation…etc)
need skillful personnel
for prompt and adequate
communication for
disaster risk avert. The
training is also meant
to encourage all
sections of the society
participate in
mitigating the negative
effects of disaster.
5. Conflict
Resolution:
The
course provide training
on how to carry out
peaceful resolutions of
conflict. Peace building
programme are also
discussed. Inherited and
traditional practices
of conflict resolution
(like community leaders
mediation) are also
discussed.
6.
Time Management:
The
importance of time is
stressed. Time can not
be retrieved. Students
are trained on how to
make rational use of
time and make best
allocution of time
according to priority
7.
International
law and International
Organizations
The
purpose of this course
is to introduce the
International Law –
particularly the
aspects pertaining to
disaster combating, e.g.
legislations that
organize the use of
natural resource and
banning the use and
spreading of harmful
materials and causing
pollution.
The
course also provide
examples of
international
organizations dealing
with disasters.
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