+ 60 ECTS Credits

Master´s Degree in Advanced Disaster Risk Management + 60 ECTS Credits

Master´s Degree in Advanced Disaster Risk Management + 60 ECTS Credits

Do you want to lead advanced disaster risk management for environmental and industrial risks? Upgrade your skills to design mitigation and adaptation strategies aligned with current regulations.

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Master´s Degree in Advanced Disaster Risk Management + 60 ECTS Credits

Verifiable program data for this master's degree

  • 60 ECTS Credits
  • Faculty of Gestión de Riesgos y Gobernanza Climática
  • Internships at real companies
  • STRUCTURALIA qualification

What will you achieve by completing this master's degree?

Advanced risk leadership

Lead integral disaster risk and emergency management, considering scope, dimensions, and technical depth.

Climate crisis response

Design response and mitigation strategies to address today’s environmental emergencies driven by climate change.

Technical evaluation & adaptation

Assess climate impacts and build adaptation plans for sustainable resource management and resilience.

Global regulatory alignment

Integrate international institutional efforts and regulatory frameworks for planning across global challenges.

Course curriculum

3 modules covering everything from managing advanced disaster risk to designing mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change. Click to see the full content.

01

Module 1. Disaster And Emergency

Didactic Unit 1. Risk Analysis

  • Risk management
  • Types of risk according to their origin
  • Processes that generate risk
  • Risk analysis and assessment with a holistic approach
  • Disaster risk and its effect on global poverty

Didactic Unit 2. Different Disaster And Emergency Perspectives

  • Study of earthquakes
  • The atmosphere and meteorological phenomena
  • Resilience in the context of disaster risk management
  • Emergency response (I)
  • Emergency response (II)

Didactic Unit 3. Risks And Stressors That Promote Disasters

  • Global warming and the ozone layer
  • Extreme natural phenomena and their increase globally
  • Emerging pollutants
  • Deforestation and biodiversity loss
  • Freshwater and ocean acidification

Didactic Unit 4. International Institutional Efforts To Address Climate Change

  • Climate emergency and associated risks
  • Introduction to climate change management work proposed by the IPCC
  • IPCC Special Reports
  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
  • Country commitment
02

Module 2. Biogeographical Regions And Their Management

Didactic Unit 1. Biogeographical Regions Of The Northern Hemisphere And Tropics

  • Basic notions of biogeography and the neotropical region
  • Palaearctic biogeographic region
  • Nearctic biogeographic region
  • Afrotropical biogeographic region
  • Natural disasters in the biogeographical regions of the northern hemisphere and the tropics

Didactic Unit 2. Biogeographical Regions Of The Southern Hemisphere And Oceans

  • Australasian biogeographic region
  • Indo-Malayan or Eastern biogeographic region
  • Antarctic biogeographic region
  • The world's oceans
  • Natural disasters in southern hemisphere biogeographic regions and oceans

Didactic Unit 3. Biodiversity, Climate Change And Reintegration Of Nature

  • Ecological basis for biodiversity
  • Affecting biodiversity
  • Climate in crisis: scientific perspectives on climate change
  • Climate change and risk management through mitigation and adaptation
  • Climate and land use management from policy mechanisms

Didactic Unit 4. Ecosystem Services And Conservation Mechanisms

  • Ecological services
  • Mechanisms for assessing ecosystem services
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Ecosystem restoration and initiatives for the protection of ecosystem services
  • Risks and threats of climate change in protected natural areas
03

Module 4. Carbon Cycle And Neutrality

Didactic Unit 1. Basics Of The Carbon Cycle And Key Concepts

  • Introduction to the carbon cycle
  • Carbon cycle processes
  • Human impact on the carbon cycle
  • Sustainable management of the carbon cycle
  • Introduction to carbon neutrality and greenhouse gases

Integrated Carbon Neutrality Management: From Measurement To Mitigation Of Climate Risk

  • Carbon footprint measurement and assessment
  • Emission reduction strategies
  • Carbon offsetting and neutralisation
  • Integrating carbon management into business strategy
  • Carbon neutrality and its link to risk management

Didactic Unit 3. Regulatory Framework And Carbon Neutrality Policies

  • International climate change agreements
  • Policies and regulations for carbon neutrality
  • Challenges and opportunities in policy implementation
  • Monitoring and evaluation of neutrality policies
  • Communication and public participation

Didactic Unit 4. Innovation And Technologies For Neutrality

  • Sustainable technologies and renewable energies
  • Sustainable mobility and energy efficiency
  • Agriculture and land use
  • Circular economy and waste reduction
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship in carbon neutrality

Teaching faculty

Teaching team with professional experience in Master´s Degree in Advanced Disaster Risk Management + 60 ECTS Credits.

AR

Adrián Rodríguez Porres

Faculty of Gestión de Proyectos en Arquitectura

metodología BIM

VG

Vidal Gascón Culebras

Inteligencia Artificial aplicada

JM

Julia Molina Virués

Faculty of Gestión de Proyectos en Arquitectura

arquitectura sostenible

Charo Rey Zabalza

Charo Rey Zabalza

Faculty of Medioambiente y Sostenibilidad

economía circular

ÁS

Ángel Sanz Bernabé

control de calidad

Isabella Sánchez Bermúdez

Isabella Sánchez Bermúdez

Faculty of Dirección de Proyectos e Innovación Tecnológica

comunicación estratégica

Rogelio Delgado Mingorance

Rogelio Delgado Mingorance

Faculty of Ingeniería Industrial

gestión y dirección de proyectos

Miguel Ángel Aparicio Jiménez

Miguel Ángel Aparicio Jiménez

What jobs could you get?

With this master's degree you could apply for roles such as:

  • Disaster Risk Management Director
  • Disaster Risk Management Manager
  • Disaster Risk Management Consultant
  • Environmental Risk Project Manager
  • Multidisciplinary Risk Team Lead
  • Environmental Emergency Planning Lead

Methodology

Our teaching methodology

Equipo diverso de ingeniería trabajando con portátiles en un laboratorio maker con impresoras 3D
Learn whenever you want

Progress at your own pace, from wherever you are,
with close support.

Realistic

The EDUCA LXP methodology avoids excessively theoretical knowledge and inefficient practical methods. The combination of constantly updated content with personalized guidance throughout the learning process makes EDUCA LXP a unique methodology.

Student First

The EDUCA LXP methodology and EDUCA EDTECH Group's training place the student at the center of the learning experience, drawing on their feedback. Their feedback drives our continuous improvement.

Artificial Intelligence

Personalized learning would not be possible without a precise combination of academic experience, technology research, and Artificial Intelligence. That is why we rely on in-house AI tools, tailored to each school in the group.

Active industry professionals

Our teaching team, besides being specialists in their field, has specific training in the technology tools that make up the EDUCA EDTECH ecosystem.

Rankings and recognitions

Assessed by independent online higher-education organizations.

Organization of American States (OAS)

Since 2010, Structuralia has run a scholarship program for master's degrees in Spanish and English together with the Organization of American States (OAS), aimed at outstanding professionals from the Americas as part of the Partnerships for Education and Training Program (PAEC), which has already benefited more than 3,500 students from the region.

APICE

Structuralia and the Pan-American Association of Educational Credit Institutions (APICE) offer a specialized training scholarship program for professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean in master's degrees specialized in the STEM sector.

Educa Edtech

The Educa Edtech Foundation was created to foster personal and professional growth while championing knowledge transfer as a way to change the world, overseeing the rollout of solutions and granting aid to those who deserve it.

Financial Magazine

This outlet's 2025 Ranking has included up to 10 Structuralia master's programs across several categories, among them: Data Science, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Urban Planning, Energy and the Environment.

Mundo Posgrado

In the latest edition of its regular annual rankings, Structuralia's master's programs made the Top 10 best master's degrees in Spain in the Renewable Energy and Integrated Management Systems categories.

Escudo Digital

The Master's program in Cybersecurity and Information Risk is included in the Top 25 best cybersecurity training programs according to "Escudo Digital".

Our numbers

92%of our students would recommend us
30+countries with active students
60%of our faculty are active industry professionals
15 yearstraining specialists in engineering and architecture

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