Graduate Course Registration

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Instructions for Registering through Banner Self-Service - this is available to students who have been accepted to the program and are pursuing a masters or certificate.
Non-matriculated students (those not pursuing a masters or certificate) who are taking one or two courses should use the Graduate Course Registration Form.
Registration for Fall 2024 classes is now open and will continue through 11:59pm EDT Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Only independent studies will be offered for Summer 2024. Please contact program director, Michael Beevers (beeversm@dickinson.edu) for details. Adding/Dropping of a summer independent study must be done no later than May 28, 2024 (the first day of the term.) See the 2024 Graduate Program Summer Calendar for more information.
If you have any registration questions, please contact Deb Bolen - bolend@dickinson.edu

Graduate Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

Course/Title/Instructor	Meets	Enrollment
MGCD 862: Disaster Recovery and Resilience Instructor: Reggie Ferreira Course Description: Stabilizing a communitys recovery quickly is essential to a communitys long-term strength. However, the disaster recovery toolkit often lacks or underuses strategies for equitable recovery. In the age of climate change, it has become even more critical to understand the impacts of disaster events on the fabric of communities and plan for resilience prior to and in the aftermath of disaster events. This course provides an introduction to recovery and resilience in relation to natural, human-made, technological, and biological hazards, with a particular emphasis on the rapid evidence and impacts of climate change. It particularly focuses on issues facing communities, regional planners, and non-profit advocates in preparing for and recovering from disasters.	01:00 PM-04:00 PM, W Online	Capacity:30 Enrollment:3
MGCD 863: Complex Emergencies and International Organizations Instructor: William Bertrand Course Description: The number of complex emergencies in the world is increasing and is expected to do so in the future. This class will discuss in detail the way different international organizations, from the United Nations to non-governmental organizations, work to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from complex emergencies such as war, natural disasters, exposure to climate change and other public health humanitarian crises. It will discuss the history of international organizations, role that these organizations play in the event of disasters and crises and how international organizations, governments and communities coordinate in response to unfolding as well as long-lasting complex emergencies. The class will become familiar with different approaches to disaster-risk reduction and international frameworks and commitments designed to reduce exposure, build resilience and foster sustainable development in the places most vulnerable to complex emergencies.	01:00 PM-04:00 PM, R Online	Capacity:30 Enrollment:3

Spring 2024

Course/Title/Instructor	Meets	Enrollment
MGCD 810: Mixed Methods in Disaster and Complex Emergency Research Instructor: William Bertrand Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to the research developments in mixed methods research in human security and disaster/complex emergency studies. Mixed methods research is more than simply collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. Mixed methods goes further and explores the interaction or "mixing" of both forms of data. A complete methodology for research has emerged that explores the design of studies involving this "mixing."Prerequisite: 801.	01:00 PM-04:00 PM, R Online	Capacity:30 Enrollment:4
MGCD 830: Psychosocial Dimensions of Disaster Instructor: Reggie Ferreira Course Description: This course aims to provide students with the tools to understand and critically appraise human behavior within a disaster context. Students will consider and apply knowledge gained through this course to promote disaster resilience using an ecological systems perspective.	01:00 PM-04:00 PM, T Online	Capacity:30 Enrollment:3
MGCD 859: Leading Through Crisis Instructor: Reynold Hoover Course Description: Leading during a crisis or disaster presents unique challenges for the leader, the team and the organization. Such situations are often characterized as volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous and yet require precise and effective decision-making and leadership. Complex Disaster Leadership will explore the ways and means by which leaders either rise or fall to the occasion, the traits and skills necessary to succeed, how staffs and organizations can support decision-making, and how effective leaders are able to lead through the chaos that results when complexity and high risk are introduced to any situation.	01:00 PM-04:00 PM, M Online	Capacity:30 Enrollment:2