Programme

The Master is taken over a 24 month period and is defined as "in-service training".

It is organized in week-blocks (8 weeks per year / 4 weeks per semester) and takes place during the semester period: 

Year 1: AS 15.09.09 - 18.12.09 / SS 22.02.10 - 04.06.10 

Year 2: AS 20.09.10 - 24.12.10 / SS 21.02.11 - 03.06.11

Lecture weeks: 

Year 1:

• Introduction and presentation of case study: Prof. M.H. Faber, D-BAUG
• Statistics and probability: Prof. M.H. Faber, D-BAUG
• Hazards processes: Prof. S.M. Springman, D-BAUG
• Data acquisition and mapping: Prof. L. Hurni, D-BAUG
• Societal & cultural aspects in risk management: Prof. K. Seeland, D-UWIS
• Project work - Case 1: Prof. M.H. Faber, D-BAUG

Year 2:

• Risk assessment: Prof. M.H. Faber, D-BAUG
• Damages to the built environment: Prof. T. Vogel, D-BAUG
• Consequence modeling: Prof. M.H. Faber, D-BAUG
• Protection/prevention measures: Prof. S.M. Springman, D-BAUG
• Planning, preparedness and early warning: Dr. A. Kos, D-ERDW
• Risk management: Prof. M. Siegrist, D-AGRL

Thesis work (16 weeks):

The topic of the thesis can be chosen according to the preferences of the students. Either they work on a relevant topic of their daily working praxis or they choose a topic provided by the module leaders. In both cases, the thesis is accompanied by one of the module leaders.

In addition, 200 hours are allocated for project and field related work. 

Please find here the description of the lectures content.