Graduate Program

Program Description

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Title of the Program: Professional Masters in Disaster and Climate Resilience (PMDCR)

Duration of the Program: 1 Year and 6 months (3 Semesters)

Overview of this Program:

This program is to offer an add-on learning opportunity for the students to be prepared for the imminent disasters and adverse impacts of climate change by building a disaster-resilient nation.

Disasters are no longer seen as hazardous events created entirely by natural or man-made processes but rather as manifestations of unresolved problems of development. Climate change further intensifies the risk as the hazards become more frequent and severe. In the current paradigm shift from response and recovery to disaster risk management, attention has been given to holistic approaches. The paradigm shift ensures that scientific and technological application and innovation are crucial for risk reduction, developing resilience and awareness of sustainable development. The advancement of knowledge on scientific and social aspects of resilient crisis management has also evolved as an imperative for sustainable development.

Giving due attention to the paradigm shift, which directs disaster management and climate resilience to evolve as a discipline, the curriculum of the Professional Master's degree has been designed.

Eligibility of Admission:

A student will minimum require a graduation degree from any recognized university to be eligible for admission. No candidate with a third division/class or GPA/ CGPA less than 2.5 at any stage of academic degree will be eligible to apply.

A written exam will be taken where the students have to obtain at least 40% to pass the examination. Based on the merit list, the students will be selected/admitted into the Professional Masters Programme.

The eligibility of candidates from foreign universities will be evaluated by the equivalence committee of the University of Dhaka in accordance with admission regulations.

For admission, professionals will be given priority. But they will require permission from their respective authorities to complete the admission procedure.

Course Structure: Professional Masters in Disaster and Climate Resilience

1^st Semester:

Course ID	Course Title	Credit
DPMT 5001	Introduction to Disaster Management	2
DPMT 5002	Fundamentals of Climate and Climate Change	2
DPMT 5003	Fundamentals of Earth Sciences	3
DPMT 5004	Geological and Hydro-meteorological Hazard	3
DPMT 5005	Anthropogenic Hazard	3
Total Credit		13

2^nd Semester:

Course ID	Course Title	Credit
DPMT 5006	Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment	3
DPMT 5007	Risk Sensitive Land Use Planning	2
DPMT 5008	Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in DRM	2
DPMT 5009	Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing	3
DPMT 5010	Legal and Institutional Arrangement for DRM	2
DPMT 5011	Humanitarian Emergency and Crisis Management	2
Total Credit		14

3^rd Semester:

Course ID	Course Title	Credit
DPMT 5012	Project Management and Monitoring	2
DPMT 5013	Damage and Loss Assessment: Disaster and Climatic Context	2
DPMT 5014	Climate Change Adaptation and Climate Financing	3
DPMT 5015	Research Methodology and Thesis	6
Total Credit		13

Tuition and other Fees:

Sl.	Description of Fees	Amount (BDT)
		Semester-1	Semester-2	Semester-3	Total Amount
1	Registration Fee	2,500.00			2,500.00
2	Course Admission Fee	8,000.00			8,000.00
3	Semester Fee	1,000.00	1,000.00	1,000.00	3,000.00
4	Library Fee	500.00	500.00	500.00	1500.00
5	Security Deposit (Refundable)	5,000.00			5,000.00
6	Course Tuition Fee (5500.00/Credit)	71,500.00	77,000.00	71,500.00	220,000.00
	Total Payable	88,500.00	78,500.00	73,000.00	240,000.00
	Refundable				5,000.00
	Total Cost				235,000.00

** Exam fees will be applicable for the final exams.

** Transcript and Certificate related fees of the university will be applicable (same fee as the standard fee payable by a regular student of Dhaka University.)

Additional Fees/Payments (If required):

Sl.	Subject	Amount (Tk.)
1	Re-Admission	5,000.00
2	Non-Collegiate (Per Subject)	5,000.00
3	Supplementary Examination Fee (Per Subject)	5,000.00
4	Course Registration Fee	500.00

** The Academic Committee of the department may modify/impose additional fees for using different facilities of the department (if applicable).

*Disclaimer: The university authority reserves the right to modify/change the tuition fee as per requirement. Students/University has to pay their own cost during field study if needed.

Review of Fee Structure

All fees mentioned in the above table will be reviewed as and when necessary, by the university authority and the students will be liable to pay the fees as per changed/reviewed fees.

Deadline for Submission of Fees/Dues

The admitted students will have to clear all the fees during the admission process after publication of result. For subsequent semesters, the payment of all fees/dues must be maintained semester wise and the following rules will apply in this regard:

• The semester fees can be paid within 15 days after commencement of each semester without any penalty.
• The students may pay their fees after 1st 15 days within one-month time by paying a penalty of Tk. 500.00 for each 15 days.
• If a student fails to pay the semester fees within one and a half month, his/her name will be dropped and the student will have to apply for re-admission, should he/she desires to continue his/her study. If approved, he/she may take re-admission paying required re-admission fee.