Disaster Health Care

No further student intakeThe Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.The Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care and/or the Master of Disaster Health Care programs and credit will normally be given for related topics completed in the graduate certificate.If the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care have been satisfied, it is available as an exit award from the Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care or the Master of Disaster Health Care.The program was developed in collaboration with the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) and is offered in external mode through Flinders University.

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

DISH8001 Introduction to Disaster Health (4.5 units) DISH8002 Clinical Decision Making in Disaster Health Care (4.5 units) DISH8003 Health Management of Major Incidents (4.5 units) DISH8004 International Disaster Practice (4.5 units)

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within two consecutive years, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Except with permission of the Dean (Education):

• the program must be completed full-time in one semester or part-time within four consecutive semesters
• a student may not include a topic that repeats work previously undertaken.

Applicants must hold an approved bachelor-level degree or equivalent qualification (AQF level 7) in a health profession from an approved tertiary institution and have not less than two years’ professional experience in the health care sector following completion of the degree or equivalent qualification.

However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. Credit may be granted for comparable prior studies.