Risk Management and Civil Protection

Core Courses

Objectives of the Training

The goal of this program is to train specialists in the management and handling of major risks in terms of forecasting, prevention, and protection of people, property, and the environment, based on a multidisciplinary approach that enables a detailed analysis of territories, highlighting strengths, constraints, and vulnerabilities.

✅ Semester 1

1. Course: Territory Analysis

• Unit: UEF 01
• Objective: Acquire basic concepts related to territorial analysis.

1. Course: Geomorphology – Morphogenetic Processes

• Unit: UEF 01
• Objective: Understand morphogenetic processes and their impact on territory.

1. Course: Urban Environments: Dynamics and Planning

• Unit: UEF 02
• Objective: Acquire scientific tools necessary to analyze urban environment components for sustainable development.

1. Course: Physical Environments Dynamics and Related Hazards

• Unit: UEF 02
• Objective: Master the dynamics of physical environments and the related natural hazards.

1. Course: Planning Tools and Governance

• Unit: UEM 01
• Objective: Master tools and principles of governance in land planning.

1. Course: Statistical Analysis

• Unit: UEM 01
• Objective: Use statistical tools to analyze geographical data.

1. Course: Ecology and Environment

• Unit: UEM 02
• Objective: Understand current ecological and environmental challenges.

1. Course: Legislation in Planning and Risks

• Unit: UEM 02
• Objective: Learn the main legal texts related to urban planning and risk management.

1. Course: Communication Techniques

• Unit: UED
• Objective: Master professional verbal and non-verbal communication techniques.

1. Course: Technical English 1

• Unit: UET
• Objective: Strengthen language and technical skills in professional English.

✅ Semester 2

1. Course: Risk Typology

• Unit: UEF 01
• Objective: Identify different types of natural and technological risks.

1. Course: Urban and Technological Risks

• Unit: UEF 01
• Objective: Understand the challenges and specificities of urban risks.

1. Course: Erosion Risk – Quantitative Approach

• Unit: UEF 02
• Objective: Measure and model erosion risk in various environments.

1. Course: Applied Hydroclimatology

• Unit: UEF 02
• Objective: Analyze the hydrological cycle and extreme climatic phenomena.

1. Course: Remote Sensing

• Unit: UEM 01
• Objective: Use remote sensing tools for risk management.

1. Course: GIS and Databases

• Unit: UEM 01
• Objective: Master GIS tools and spatial databases.

1. Course: Soil Mechanics

• Unit: UEM 02
• Objective: Analyze soil resistance to natural or human pressures.

1. Course: Field Training

• Unit: UEM 02
• Objective: Apply theoretical knowledge in the field.

1. Course: Cindynics: Global Risk Analysis

• Unit: UED
• Objective: Master concepts of hazard, risk, exposure, and vulnerability.

1. Course: Technical English 2

• Unit: UET
• Objective: Read, understand, and present technical documents in English.

✅ Semester 3

1. Course: Seismic Risk

• Unit: UEF 01
• Objective: Learn techniques for seismic risk assessment.

1. Course: Vulnerability Analysis and Risk Assessment

• Unit: UEF 01
• Objective: Master multi-criteria approaches to vulnerability analysis.

1. Course: Feedback and Crisis Management (ORSEC Plan)

• Unit: UEF 02
• Objective: Understand crisis management mechanisms through past experiences.

1. Course: Risk Management and Territorial Planning

• Unit: UEF 02
• Objective: Integrate risk management into territorial planning strategies.

1. Course: Expertise, Insurance and Compensation

• Unit: UEM 01
• Objective: Assess damages and understand insurance mechanisms against risks.

1. Course: Geomatics Tools in Risk Management

• Unit: UEM 02
• Objective: Apply geomatics tools to risk management.

1. Course: Research Methodology

• Unit: UEM 02
• Objective: Structure a scientific approach for thesis writing.

1. Course: Entrepreneurship

• Unit: UED
• Objective: Learn principles of business creation and management.

1. Course: Technical English 3

• Unit: UET
• Objective: Read and present a professional or scientific project in English.

✅ Semester 4

1. Course: Final Year Project (PFE)

• Unit: Core Unit
• Objective: Conduct a research or fieldwork project related to a real-world issue, resulting in a thesis and oral defense before a scientific committee.

 

Advanced Topics

Profiles and Targeted Job Skills

This program aims to enhance and consolidate the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired by students during their degree cycle. Given the specificity of the field and specialty, and the importance of the human and material stakes involved in natural disasters—whose scale and impact often result from poor space management and ill-conceived developments—this program's main objective is to train specialists capable of conducting detailed analyses of territories from both physical and human perspectives, identifying the vulnerabilities of risk-generating spaces. Additionally, equipping these specialists with modern tools for analysis, spatialization, and geographic information management, such as GIS, satellite imagery processing, and hazard modeling, should enable them to carry out planning programs that align with the environment’s capabilities, ensuring the sustainability and durability of actions while particularly mitigating the occurrence of risks.

Regional and National Employment Potential of Graduates

The local, regional, and national needs of territorial authorities for specialists in major risk management are enormous, and decision-makers regularly express this need.