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Provides the emergency services professional with a broad understanding of the challenges associated with responding to a disaster, coordinating the scene of a major incident or disaster, and providing leadership and support to those involved.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
All applicants are required to have a Bachelor's degree in emergency response/management or a relevant health related degree such as medical science, paramedicine, nursing, health sciences, health services management, public health, emergency management, or a Graduate Certificate of Disaster and Emergency Response, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can be considered based on a minimum of 5 years relevant work experience. .
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| DER6101 | Introduction to Emergency Management | 20 |
| DER6102 | Disaster Preparedness & Mitigation | 20 |
| DER6103 | Major Incident Management | 20 |
| DER6104 | Disaster Health Practice & Humanitarian Relief | 20 |
| DER6105 | Psychological Effects of Disaster | 20 |
| DER6106 | Advanced Emergency Management Response | 20 |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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