Disaster and Emergency Management: Master of Arts (MA) at Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada is a master's degree in Emergency & Disaster Management programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 41,107 per total (CAD 29,039 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Emergency & Disaster Management
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 29,039 / total
International tuition: CAD 41,107 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: royalroads.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This two-year interdisciplinary degree frames disasters as outcomes of interacting environmental, social, economic, and political forces, training students to plan for, mitigate, and recover from them while strengthening at-risk communities' resilience. It is offered through a blend of mostly online courses and short, intensive on-campus residencies, or entirely online. Students can build toward the degree from the one-year Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Emergency Management, taking one nine-week online course at a time with a two-week break between courses, at roughly 20 hours of work per week; the blended option includes two two-week residencies on Royal Roads' ocean-front campus. First-year coursework is shared with the Graduate Diploma, and in the second year students choose either a thesis option, adding a research course during the second residency, or a coursework option that can include a six-credit internship for hands-on field experience.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.33 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Standard admission requires a four-year (or comparable) undergraduate degree in a relevant and related field, with a minimum GPA of 'B+' (3.33/4.33), and applicants must explain how their education connects to the programme. Degree holders below the GPA threshold may qualify through flexible admission with a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience; applicants without an undergraduate degree need ten years of work experience, including at least two years in a leadership or management position, and are typically required to complete the non-credit Academic Writing and Critical Thinking course before starting. The programme page defers non-native English speakers to Royal Roads' institution-wide requirement: for graduate-level entry, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in listening and reading, or TOEFL iBT 88 overall with a minimum of 24 in writing and 20 in listening, reading and speaking. Applicants must submit official transcripts, a two-to-three-page personal statement addressing six set questions, two letters of reference, and a structured résumé; permanent residents provide a PR card copy where applicable.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Three intakes are posted: 23 November 2026 (apply by 23 August 2026), 28 June 2027 (apply by 28 March 2027), and 22 November 2027 (apply by 22 August 2027); domestic and international applicants share the same deadline.
