Risk and Crisis Management

System failure, power cuts and financial difficulties are just a few examples of the type of crises that can affect an organisation. This course explores how organisations can manage risks and strengthen security to avoid crises. You will gain practical tools for understanding risk management from perspectives in social sciences, business administration, and the humanities. When a crisis happens, communication is often crucial. Therefore, the course also introduces you to methods for effective crisis communication.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

The course includes lectures, workshops, study visits, and role-playing exercises. You will also meet guest speakers from outside the university and work with real-life scenarios in collaboration with external partners. 

After completing the course, you will be able to assess risks in an organisation and plan actions to reduce or avoid them. You will also be able to create crisis and communication plans for situations that escalate or take unexpected turns.

Prerequisites

To be admitted to the course, students must satisfy the general admission requirements and have successfully completed at least 60 credits.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 40 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 10 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 50 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 15,625
First payment: SEK 15,625

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.