Interdisciplinarity
Disaster and Emergency Management is an interdisciplinary field. DEM Faculty at York University have backgrounds in the social sciences, geology, statistics, geography, and computer science, to name a few. Together they have a wide range of research interests - from humanitarian policy to GIS-technology, and terrorism to business continuity

Field Experience
You will have the opportunity to complete a field experience course that will help to foster a greater understanding of the complexities and realities faced by emergency management professionals, while gaining real-world work experience that will be invaluable in your future emergency management career.

Events and Training
You will have the opportunity to attend disaster management events both on and off campus. These include training courses, conferences, field trips and DEM-themed socials. You will find a community when you enroll in the DEM program at York as there is no shortage of things to do.

Enter a Rapidly Expanding Field
Upon graduating from York you will be entering one of the fastest growing industries in the world, armed with knowledge of how emergency management intersects with other disciplines and with strategies on how to help save lives, reduce damage and speed up a community’s recovery.