Emergency and Disaster Management

If you already work as an emergency service or disaster management professional and want to upgrade your qualifications, emergency and disaster management studies at CQUniversity will reward your career aspirations.

The Graduate Certificate in Emergency and Disaster Management draws on the interdisciplinary nature of emergency and disaster management, exploring trends, national and international approaches, plus key concepts and perspectives underpinning contemporary practice. You will study topics in crisis communication as well as disaster risk reduction with an emphasis on risks that impact upon public health.

Extend your discipline knowledge further with our Graduate Diploma of Emergency and Disaster Management. This is an ideal pathway if you have completed the graduate certificate, and want to advance your knowledge in adaptive capacity building within communities and fatigue related risk management.

The masters allows you to further your skills and knowledge, and draws on expertise from various disciplines in the university, such as occupational health and safety and public health, to ensure a holistic approach to emergency and disaster management. You will gain skills in leadership, crisis communication, risk management and strategic operations, which you will need in a disaster and emergency role.