Graduate Diploma of Disaster and Emergency Response

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.

Admission requirement (Band 8)

• Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

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. .

1. Communicate advanced knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of audiences in a discipline or professional field.
2. Apply high level, independent judgement when analysing and evaluating complex problems to generate creative solutions.
3. Demonstrate management skills by initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating projects in a disciplinary or professional field.