Under the Semester System, the one-year M.S. Degree in Disaster Science and Management (DSM) at the University of Dhaka is a program comprised of two semesters. Duration of each semester is 26 weeks. Students are required to attend the entire courses equivalent to 35 credit hours in Disaster Science and Management (DSM) Master’s program to obtain the degree.
There will be two groups in Masters Courses in Disaster Science and Management. One group will be termed as Masters by project work- Project Group and the other will be termed as Masters by research work - Thesis Group. Students of both Groups will have to take a total of 35 credit hours equivalent courses.
Admission Details:
Degree Requirements: Students normally have an undergraduate honours degree or above.
Subject-specific Requirements: Qualification should be in Disaster Science and Management.
Credit: Students are required to attend the entire courses equivalent to 35 credit hours in Disaster Science and Management (DSM) Master’s program to obtain the degree.
Groups: There will be two groups in Masters Courses in Disaster Science and Management. One group will be termed as Masters by project work- Project Group and the other will be termed as Masters by research work - Thesis Group. Students of both Groups will have to take a total of 35 credit hours equivalent courses.
Thesis Group will have to take five theory courses equaling 15 credits hours, one specialized course equivalent to 3 credit hours, two laboratory course equaling 6 credit hours and one comprehensive oral exam of 2 credit hours totaling 26 credit hours designated as Compulsory Courses. Moreover, they have to pursue research work equivalent to 9 credit hours.
Project Group will have to take 21 credit hours equivalent theory & specialized courses, 9 credit hours equivalent three laboratory courses and one comprehensive oral exam of 2 credit hours totaling 32 credit hours designated as Compulsory Courses. Moreover, they have to pursue project work equivalent to 3 credit hours.
Final Degree Eligibility: For MS degree a student need to complete 35 credit hours without F grade in any course.