AUT - Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management
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Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management
Programme Code: AK1012
Level: 7
Points: 60
Duration: Up to 2 years part time
Venue: North Shore Campus
Start dates: 27 February 2012 + 16 July 2012
AUT University encourages early application. Programmes open for semester two enrolment are subject to change.
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Entry requirements
- University Entrance
- English Language Requirements
- A relevant professional qualification or experience approved by the dean (or representative) to be equivalent to a bachelors degree
Overview
An emergency management career requires an understanding of comprehensive emergency management principles and the ability to work within legal and political frameworks. You develop emergency management capabilities in hazard identification, risk reduction, planning, response delivery and coordination, and community recovery.
This qualification informs and advances current emergency management practice and provides a platform for those considering postgraduate study in emergency management.
You acquire skills in:
- Comprehensive emergency management principles
- Critical thinking in the application of emergency management
- Investigation, exploration and problem solving
- Communication and collaboration
- Critical use of evidence to support emergency management practice and decision making processes
What this programme covers
- Disaster Theory
- Emergency Planning
- Risk Management
- Special Topic (related to field of practice)
Career opportunities
Emergency managers work in local or central government departments, district health boards, civil defence emergency management groups, not-for-profit groups, or as members of an emergency response or recovery team.
Emergency management papers
Below is a summary only. For a comprehensive overview of this qualification, please refer to the Academic calendar.
576211 Risk Management
577212 Disaster Theory
577213 Emergency Planning
577215 Special Topic