Curriculum of the Disaster Management Department

First Year

Semester- 1

 Semester- 2

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

Chemistry-I

3

Basic

1

Introduction to Natural Resources

2

Basic

2

Physics-I

3

Basic

2

Environmental Geology

3

Basic

3

Introduction to Disaster

Management

3

Core

3

Biology-II

3

Basic

4

Biology-I

3

Basic

4

Math-II

3

Basic

5

Math-I

3

Basic

5

Introduction to

Environmental Science

2

Basic

6

Afghanistan History

1

Required

6

Information Technology-

II

1

Required

7

Information Technology-I

1

Required

7

English-II

1

Required

8

English-I

1

Required

8

Islamic Studies

4

Required

9

Islamic Studies

Total Credits

3

21

Required

Total Credits

19

Second Year

Semester- 3

 Semester- 4

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

2

Geography

Ecological Statistics

3

3

Basic

1

Writing

3

2

Basic

Basic

Basic

2

3

Environmental Ethics

2

Basic

3

Risk and Hazard

Communication

2

Core

4

Principles of

Management

2

Basic

4

Geophysics

2

Core

5

Geological Hazards and Natural Disasters

3

Core

5

Socio-Cultural Issues of

Disaster Management

3

Core

6

Weather, Water, and Climate Hazards

3

Core

6

Disaster to Conflict Early

Warning Systems and

Response

3

Core

7

Islamic Studies

4

Required

7

Human Insecurity and Environmental Change

3

Core

8

Islamic Studies

3

Required

Total Credits

20

Total Credits

21

Third Year

Semester- 5

 Semester- 6

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

2

GIS II: Adv GIS and Spatial Analysis

Ecology

3

2

Basic

1

Remote Sensing

Climate Change Science and Society

3

3

Basic

Core

Basic

2

3

Emergency and

Environmental Health

3

Core

3

Environmental

Monitoring for Disaster

Mitigation

3

Core

4

Conflict Disasters and Peace Building

3

Core

4

Ecosystem-based

Disaster Risk Reduction

3

Core

5

Risk and Hazard Assessment

3

Core

5

Disaster Recovery,

Reconstruction and

Resilience

3

Core

6

7

Industrial and

Technological Hazards

Islamic Studies

3

4

Core

6

Engineering Geology

Islamic Studies

3

2

Core

Required

Required

7

Total Credits

21

Total Credits

20

Fourth Year

Semester- 7

 Semester- 8

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

Hazard Mapping and Zoning in Afghanistan

3

Core

1

Disaster Management

Policies, Laws and

Strategies

3

Core

2

Disaster Preparedness

and Emergency Management

3

Core

2

Monograph

6

Core

3

Lecture Series: Disaster

Management

2

Core

3

Option 1: Internship

Option 2: Environmental

Citizenship through

Applied Community

Service Learning

3

Core

4

Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable

Mountain Development

3

Core

5

6

Hazards and Disasters in Afghanistan

Research Methodology

3

3

Core

4

International Disaster

Management

Resilient Cities

3

3

Core

Core

Basic

5

7

Islamic Studies

2

Required

 6

Islamic Studies

2

Required

Total Credits

19

Total Credits

20

Credits Breakdown

Required Credits

13

(144-168 max credits)

Basic Credits

56

(21 -17 credits per semester)

Core Credits

82

Total Programm Credits

151