This Master of Business Administration in Crisis Leadership and Innovation covers disaster risk, societal resilience, crisis leadership, AI, data-driven decision-making, responsible innovation, and global disaster governance. The curriculum includes hazard types, vulnerability, first aid, situational awareness, geospatial information, remote sensing, cybersecurity, ethical AI, and regulatory frameworks.
The programme is 90 ECTS credits. It is taught in English as contact teaching on campus in day-time teaching. The study structure includes Foundations of Disaster Risk and Crisis Resilience, Mastering Emergency Management and Resilience, Advanced Emergency Leadership and Disaster Governance, Research Methods in Disaster Studies, and a master’s thesis.
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences says graduates will be prepared for leadership roles in government agencies, international organizations, humanitarian networks, and technology-driven crisis management environments.
Modules
- Foundations of Disaster Risk and Crisis Resilience
- Fundamentals of Disaster and Crisis
- Resilience, Risk and Vulnerability in Disasters and Crisis
- First Aid & Caretaker Resilience
- Staying Safe: Personal Action Plans for Crisis and Disasters
- Mastering Emergency Management and Resilience
- AI and Digital Tools for Disaster Risk and Crisis Decision Support
- Responsible Innovation in Crisis Environments
- Advanced Emergency Leadership and Disaster Governance
- Leading Through Crisis: Theory and Practice
- Strategic Decision-Making: From Resource Allocation to Crisis Management
- Global Disaster Governance & Policy Frameworks
