Bachelor of Emergency Management

The course consists of 20 subjects (192 Credit Points). Students may exit with an Associate Degree award upon completion of the first 128 Credit Points.

Common subjects (Associate Degree)

EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
EMG201 Training and Exercise Development
EMG206 Analysis of Disaster Response (16CP)
EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 CP)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SCI200 Introduction to Spatial Sciences and Data Visualisation
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information systems
JST324 Team Management and Leadership
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation

Plus two Restricted Electives

Bachelor subjects as per Associate Degree, plus the following

EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16 points)
EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
EMG309 Humanitarian Relief
PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
AGS320 Water Policy and Management (EM)

Plus four Restricted Electives

Restricted Electives

Students may select four subjects from the Restricted Electives listed below. It will be the student's responsibility to select subjects based on subject availability, prerequisites, co-requisites and/or enrolment restrictions.

SPA406 GIS Applications
SPA405 Image Analysis
SPA412 Integrated GIS/Remote Sensing
ENM163 Natural Resource Management
AGB362 Managing Sustainable Development
PSY214 Health Psychology
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
JST344 Terrorism Awareness
JST327 Working with the Community
LAW107 Applied Legal Studies (Forensics)
ACC101 Financial Planning for Business
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
HRM210 Human Resource Management
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality
SOC205 Social Research
SOC308 Community Analysis

Enrolment pattern

Six years part time, full degree, beginning in Session 1

Session1

EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services

Session 2

EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
SCI200 Introduction to Spatial Science and Data Visualisation

Session 3

EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information Systems

Session 4

EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
JST324 Team Management and Leadership

Session 5

EMG201 SOP's, Training and Exercise Development
Restricted Elective

Session 6

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
Restricted Elective

Session 7

EMG206 Critical Analysis of Disaster Response (16CP)

Session 8

EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16CP)

Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Associate Degree in Emergency Management, AssDegEmergMgt

Session 9

EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
AGS320 Water Policy and Management (EM)

Session 10

EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16CP)

Session 11

EMG309 Humanitarian Relief
Restricted Elective

Session 12

PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
Restricted Elective

Six years part time, full degree, beginning in Session 2, midyear intake

Session 1

EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services

Session 2

EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making

Session 3

EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
SCI200 Introduction to Spatial Science and Data Visualisation

Session 4

EMG201 SOP's, Training and Exercise Development
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Session 5

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
JST324 Team Management and Leadership

Session 6

EMG206 Critical Analysis of Disaster Response (16 points)

Session 7

EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 points)

With an additional two Restricted Electives, students may exit at this point and graduate with the award of Associate Degree in Emergency Management, AssDegEmergMgt

Session 8

EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
AGS320 Water Policy and Management (EM)

Session 9

EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16CP)

Session 10

EMG309 Humanitarian Relief
Restricted Elective

Session 11

PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
Restricted Elective

Session 12

Restricted Elective
Restricted Elective

The Restricted Electives are as listed in Course Structure.

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