Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation Program

The Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation (SRHM) program is a cross-disciplinary program that focuses on advancing safety and security of society. The program concentrates on the assessment and mitigation of all types of natural and human-made risks, hazards and disasters that could impact our society, and disaster response and recovery.

Degrees Offered

B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering (Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation)
M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering (Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation)
Ph.D. Degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering (Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation)

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SRHM Undergraduate Specialization
SRHM MS/PhD Program (includes information on course requirements)

Learn More About the SRHM Program

The Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation (SRHM) program is a cross-disciplinary program that focuses on the development of a secure and safe society. The program concentrates on risk determination, risk evaluation and risk management for natural and human-made hazards, and disaster response and recovery.

Students in the SRHM program are exposed to content in reliability, risk and life cycle analysis; decision-making under uncertainty; performance assessment of deteriorating systems; the ethical, economic and political dimensions of risk management; the legal elements of regulatory mechanisms; risk perception and cognitive biases; risk communication; and post-disaster response and recovery.

Graduates are prepared to work in a variety of positions from traditional CEE design firms to insurance companies, management consulting firms, government agencies and academic institutions. Students interested in this program may also want to consider enrolling in the joint degree program with: