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Academic Programmes

Academic programmes across the world which offer education on all levels (including bachelor, master, diploma, etc.) related to disaster risk reduction.

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Master of Emergency and disaster management

The course focuses on informed practice and research, and critically examines issues through a multi-sectoral lens to explore the ways in which different professional and cultural perspectives may shape emergency and disaster management work.
Type
University programme
Location: Australia Duration 2 years
  • Charles Darwin University
Academic programme
In person

Master of Disaster, Design and Development

The program delivers specialized knowledge and practical skills drawn from a range of practitioners and academics and you will work with global industry leaders such as IFRC and UN-Habitat on disaster simulations and projects.
Type
Blended programme
Location: Spain Australia Duration 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Academic programme
In person

Master of Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development

The programme contains core elements related to disaster resilience and sustainable development that are underpinned by a practical grounding and application of the UN-SDGs and Sendai Framework and the development of disaster management skills
Type
Blended programme
Location: Australia Duration 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 6 years maximum
  • University of Newcastle, the
Academic programme
In person

Graduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction

This program contains courses certified by CIFAL Newcastle in accordance with the requirements of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Type
Blended programme
Location: Australia Duration 0.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 3 years maximum
  • University of Newcastle, the
Academic programme
In person

Master of Emergency and Disaster Management (MEMDM)

The programme provides students with the essential knowledge and skills required for comprehensively understanding all phases of the disaster management cycle.
Type
University programme
Location: Australia Duration 2 years full-time and 4 years part-time
  • Charles Darwin University
Academic programme
In person

Graduate Certificate of Leadership (Police, Fire and Emergency Services)

Location Darwin Description Leadership makes significant a difference in managing small-scale routine emergencies as well as complex catastrophic events. This course is designed to prepare students with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide
Type
University programme
Location: Australia
  • Charles Darwin University
Academic programme
In person

Graduate Diploma of Emergency and Disaster Management

Location Darwin Description The course provides an introduction to the field of emergency and disaster management that enhances the capacity of current and future practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region to apply knowledge appropriately, collaboratively
Type
University programme
Location: Australia
  • Charles Darwin University
Academic programme
In person

Graduate Certificate of Business (Emergency and Disaster Communication)

Description USQ’s Graduate Certificate of Business (Emergency and Disaster Communication) will develop your communication skills for all phases of disaster management, with special emphasis given to change communication, community engagement and disaster
Type
Online course
Location: Australia
  • University of Southern Queensland

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