Bachelor of Emergency Management
Associate Degree in Emergency Management [Exit Point Only]
Associate Degree in Emergency Management AssocDegEmergMgt
Bachelor of Emergency Management BEmergMgt
Online - Bathurst
Online - Manly
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 3.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 2.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
To be admitted into the course a student must have at least two year's work experience (paid or voluntary) with emergency management roles and responsibilities (demonstrated by a detailed resume and capability statement outlining emergency management roles and responsibilities undertaken) in an emergency management related industry, organisation, agency or enterprise.
English Language Proficiency
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.
Standard CSU credit regulations apply.
Study in Emergency Management at VET level or higher will be considered for credit. Applications for proficiency credit will also be considered along with industry specific certifications.
The Bachelor and Associate Degree [Exit Point Only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
The course consists of 21 subjects (192 credit points), 18 core subejct and 3 electives.
Core subjects
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 (16 points)
EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 points)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
JST324 Team Management and Leadership
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information systems
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)
Electives
Students may select three subjects from the Universitys list of undergraduate subjects. It will be the student's responsibility to select subjects based on subject availability, prerequisites, co-requisites and/or enrolment restrictions.
Associate Degree in Emergency Management - Exit Point
Students may elect to exit the course after the completion of the first 13 subjects and an elective, 128 points, with the Associate Degree in Emergency Management.
Commencing Session 1
Session 1
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
Session 2
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Session 3
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
Session 4
EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
JST324 Team Management and Leadership
Session 5
EMG201 SOP's, Training and Exercise Development
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
Session 6
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
Elective
Session 7
EMG206 Critical Analysis of Disaster Response (16 points)
Session 8
EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 points)
Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the Associate Degree in Emergency Management
Session 9
EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
AGS320 Water Policy and Management (EM)
Session 10
EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16 points)
Session 11
EMG309 Humanitarian Relief
Elective
Session 12
PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma Elective
Commencing Session 2 (mid year)
Session 1
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
Session 2
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
Session 3
EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Session 4
EMG201 SOP's, Training and Exercise Development
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Session 5
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
JST324 Team Management and Leadership
Session 6
EMG206 Critical Analysis of Disaster Response (16 points)
Session 7
EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 points)
Session 8
AGS320 Water Policy and Management (EM)
Elective
Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award of Associate Degree in Emergency Management
Session 9
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
Session 10
EMG309 Humanitarian Relief EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
Session 11
EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16 points)
Session 12
Elective
Elective
Commencing Session 3
Session 1
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
Session 2
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
Session 3
EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
PSY111Foundation of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Session 4
EMG201 SOP's, Training and Exercise Development
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
Session 5
JST324 Team Management and Leadership
Elective
Session 6
EMG206 Critical Analysis of Disaster Response (16 points)
Session 7
EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 points)
Session 8
AGS320 Water Policy and Management (EM)
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Associate Degree in Emergency Management
Session 9
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
Session 10
EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
EMG309 Humanitarian Relief
Session 11
EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16 points)
Session 12
Elective
Elective
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.