Bachelor of Emergency Service
Central Queensland University
About
The Bachelor of Emergency Service recognises the increasingly complex industry and operational environment faced by emergency service workers plus the economic, social and environmental impact emergencies have on the community.
By drawing on interdisciplinary learning, teaching and research from a range of emergency service related discipline areas, you will extend upon your current qualifications and work experience to explore in–depth a range of key concepts and perspectives.
These concepts and perspectives will come from the areas of safety science, public health, community safety and education, plus management.
You will also gain important lifelong learning and transferable generic skills, such as critical thinking and problem solving, which you can apply to a variety of employment opportunities and life situations.
The degree's flexible structure and approach to delivery allow you to tailor this degree to meet your own needs by combining compulsory units with the choice of minor specialisation unit options.
Structure
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Core Structure
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| Number of units: 10 | Total credit points: 60 |
It is highly recommended that students undertake EMER12001 Emergency Services and the Community in the first term of study.
The Bachelor of Emergency Service (BEmergServ) is open to students who have successfully completed a relevant emergency service qualification. Students may be admitted on the basis of either a Diploma or an Advanced Diploma qualification and appropriate credit will be made available. Students who are admitted on the basis of:
- A Diploma qualification must complete all compulsory units, which consists of the 10 Compulsory Units listed below (that is, 1 from Block One and 9 from Block Two) and 2 minors from the 3 options available for this course.
- An Advanced Diploma qualification must complete the 9 compulsory units from Block Two listed below and 1 minor from the 3 options available for this course.
Compulsory Units - Block One
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> OCHS11026 | Introductory Occupational Health and Safety | --> |
Compulsory Units - Block Two
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> EMER12001 | Emergency Services and the Community | --> |
| --> HRMT11011 | Human Resource Management | --> |
| --> OCHS12019 | Human Factors | --> |
| --> EMER13001 | Community Safety and Education in Action | --> |
| --> PBHL13002 | Public Health Disaster Management | --> |
| --> PMSC13008 | Evaluating Emergency Services Risks | --> |
| --> PMSC13007 | Contemporary Emergency Services Issues | --> |
| --> OCHS13022 | Management of Fatigue Risk | --> |
| --> EVST19022 | Climate Change: Risk and Assessments | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Management Minor
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
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| Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
| --> HRMT19021 | Principles of Employment Relations | --> |
| --> HRMT19020 | Perspectives on Organisational Change | --> |
| --> MGMT19126 | Operations Management | --> |
| --> HRMT19012 | Performance Management | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Public Health, Community Safety and Education Minor
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
Note: Students who select HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning as part of their minor studies units are expected to volunteer for a minimum of 25 hours with a community agency.
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| Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
| --> HLTH12031 | Community Engaged Learning | --> |
| --> GEOG19021 | Geographic Information Systems | --> |
| --> GEOG19029 | Applied Demography | --> |
| --> EVST19007 | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment | --> |
| --> PBHL13001 | Public Health and Environmental Sustainability | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Safety Science Minor
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
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| Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
| --> OCHS11025 | Health and Safety Risk Management | --> |
| --> OCHS12015 | Occupational Health and Safety Law | --> |
| --> OCHS12018 | Safety Science | --> |
| --> OCHS13018 | Safety Systems | --> |
| --> OCHS13016 | Advanced Occupational Health | --> |
Entry requirements
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Entry Requirements
Domestic Students
- Diploma qualification from the national Public Safety Training Package
- Diploma qualification from the national Police Training Package or
- Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance) (HLT50412 or earlier) from the Health Training Package from a State or Territory Ambulance Service or
- Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance) (HLT50412 or earlier) from the Health Training Package from other training providers considered on a case by case basis.
- Other Vocational Education and Training (VET) training package qualification applicable to an emergency service role or context considered on a case by case basis.
International Students
- Qualification equivalent to an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Level 5 Diploma from the Fire and Emergency Service or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) context
- Refer to the international student section
NOTE: Students with an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Level 6 Advanced Diploma will be provided with additional credit for study undertaken.
English Requirements:
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- tertiary diploma level qualification, or
- bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or
- Cambridge Certificate in advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above; or
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - Score of 200 or above; or
- Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) - 70% with no individual component score of less than 15.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Assumed Knowledge
Emergency service related areas.
Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Analyse technical and theoretical concepts that underpin practice in emergency contexts
- 2.
- Integrate theory and research into everyday emergency service practice
- 3.
- Develop and maintain community and industry partnerships to improve the prevention, preparedness, response to and recovery from emergency situations
- 4.
- Formulate strategies to solve complex problems in emergency service contexts and settings
- 5.
- Critically reflect on one's own practice in order to inform lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
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| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | --> | ||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | --> | --> | --> | --> | --> |
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | --> | --> | --> | --> | |
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | --> | --> | --> | --> | |
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters | --> | --> | --> |
Management Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Public Health, Community Safety and Education Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Safety Science Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Institution
