Courses in disaster prevention provide students with valuable skills such as critical thinking and the ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment. These skills can be practiced through careers in a number of different fields ranging from humanitarianism to civil service.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.