CQUni Handbook

CM52 Master of Emergency and Disaster Management

In order to complete this course, you must:

Complete the core structure

Core Structure

Number of units: 8	Total credit points: 48

This course will be offered full time.

The following units are compulsory:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
DSMG28001	Foundations of Emergency and Disaster Management
DSMG20003	Research for Emergency and Disaster Management
DSMG29001	Disaster Risk Reduction
DSMG29002	Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management
DSMG29003	Building Adaptive Capacity in Communities
DSMG29004	Contemporary Issues in Emergency and Disaster Management
DSMG29005	Community Safety and Education
DSMG29006	Volunteerism and the Community

Electives - Level 8 Elective

Number of units: 4	Total credit points: 24

You will need to choose a combination of units totalling a minimum of 18 credit points from the list of level- 8 electives to make up the required credit points for the course. Consideration should be given to the campus, term of offering and possible exit/interim awards.

Please consult with the Course Advice Team regarding your choice of electives.

You must complete a minimum of 3 Level 8 units (maximum of 4) from the following list.

Students that take certain units are eligible for additional qualifications/interim/exit awards. Please consult with the Course Advice Team regarding your choice of electives.

If you select these units and opt to receive an additional qualification, please contact the Course Advice Team once you have completed the relevant units for your chosen interim/exit award.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
BUSN20017	Effective Business Communications
COMM20110	Crisis Communication
HRMT20024	Managing Human Resources
MGMT20129	Managing People, Organisations and Context
MGMT20144	Management and Business Context
MRKT20052	Marketing Management and Digital Communications
SAFE28003	Safety in Complexity
SAFE28001	Safety Regulation and Management
SAFE28002	Psychosocial Hazard Management
PBHL20001	Understanding Public Health
PBHL20002	Systems Thinking in Public Health
PBHL20003	Epidemiology and Statistics
PPMP20007	Project Management Concepts
PPMP20008	Initiating and Planning Projects
PPMP20010	Executing and Closing Projects
SAFE20011	Exposures and Health Risk
SAFE20017	Human Factors in Complex Systems
SAFE20018	Fatigue Risk Management
HRMT20030	Contemporary Human Resource Management and People Analytics
PMSC28004	Fundamentals of Counter-terrorism and Operational Medicine

Electives - Level 9 Elective

Number of units: 1	Total credit points: 6

You will need to choose a unit totalling 6 credit points from the list of level- 9 electives if you have only selected 3 level-8 elective units (18 credit points) to make up the required credit points for the course. Consideration should be given to the campus, term of offering and possible exit/interim awards. Please contact the Course Advice Team for further information regarding your choice of electives.