M.Sc. Coastal Disaster Management
The M.Sc., Disaster Management was started in the Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology in 2007 and later bifurcated as separate Department of Disaster Management in June 2010 which is located at Port Blair. The Department is being fully supported by UGC. The centre has excellent hostel facilities for M.Sc., students and research scholars. The department makes every effort to achieve academic excellence with world class field training to produce Disaster Managers. Students and scholars from Kashmir to the southern end of India namely Cambell Bay (Nicobar islands) are pursuing their academic studies at Pondicherry University, Port Blair campus.
Focus Areas
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of the program
Understanding Geophysical, Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental Hazards (Field , satellite, Geophysical, Geodetic and laboratory observations), Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Hydrology
Marine Geology, Applied Geomorphology, Active Tectonics and Paleo seismology
Climate Change studies, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, Geohydrology ( Groundwater exploration studies and Sea water Intrusion)
Climate Change and Extreme weather patterns, Early warning systems, Disaster Response: Approaches and strategies, Disaster Risk Reduction
Who can prefer this Course
Eligibility
Course Code 379: M.Sc. (Disaster Management):
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline in Science/B.A Geography/B.C.A/B.E Civil Engineering/Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks
