Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Protection

Western Sydney University

About

This postgraduate course has been designed primarily as a Distance Learning course.

However, select units (three in total) have intensive block style compulsory workshops that require students to attend.

These workshops may include fieldwork, site visits or industry tours.

Many of the other units have non-compulsory workshops and students are encouraged to attend the workshops to gain the benefit of the face to face interaction within the course.

This course also sets a pathway for further learning at the Master level.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Summer Intake

Code	Name
200500	Bushfire Fighting

Code	Name
301103	Interpreting Building Regulations (Residential Buildings)

Code	Name
200457	Bushfire Behaviour

Workshop attendance in 200457 is required.

Code	Name
300708	Planning and Development Control

Code	Name
301049	Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas

Code	Name
200458	Building in Bushfire Prone Areas

Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Bushfire Protection (60 credit points) - for Summer Intake only.

Code	Name
301104	Professional Practice and Building Law

Code	Name
300948	Fire Technology and Engineering Principles

Code	Name
301002	Specialised Software Applications

From Autumn 2020, 301002 will be replaced by equivalent unit 301264 Spatial Tools and Mapping

Code	Name
301264	Spatial Tools and Mapping

Code	Name
301050	Disaster and Emergency Management (PG)

Code	Name
200459	Emergency Management for Bushfire Prone Areas

Code	Name
200499	Alternative Solutions for Bushfire Prone Areas

From Autumn 2020, 200499 will be replaced with the equivalent unit 301265 Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection

Code	Name
301265	Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection

Autumn Intake

Code	Name
301103	Interpreting Building Regulations (Residential Buildings)

Code	Name
200457	Bushfire Behaviour

Workshop attendance in 200457 is required.

Code	Name
300708	Planning and Development Control

Code	Name
200458	Building in Bushfire Prone Areas

Code	Name
301049	Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas

Code	Name
200500	Bushfire Fighting

Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Bushfire Protection (60 credit points) - for Autumn Intake only.

Code	Name
300948	Fire Technology and Engineering Principles

Code	Name
301002	Specialised Software Applications

From Autumn 2020, 301002 will be replaced by equivalent unit 301264 Spatial Tools and Mapping

Code	Name
301264	Spatial Tools and Mapping

Code	Name
301050	Disaster and Emergency Management (PG)

Code	Name
200459	Emergency Management for Bushfire Prone Areas

Code	Name
200499	Alternative Solutions for Bushfire Prone Areas

From Autumn 2020, 200499 will be replaced with the equivalent unit 301265 Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection

Code	Name
301265	Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection

Code	Name
301104	Professional Practice and Building Law

Institution