You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school qualification) with a minimum 65% average (check calculator below).
To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.
Explore how design can be used as a strategic tool to help resolve complex global challenges, including poverty, natural disasters, civil conflict and climate change.
The Master of Disaster, Design and Development (MoDDD) sits within the world-leading prestigious school of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT, and is a cross disciplinary degree that will enable you to work locally and internationally in the disaster, design and development sector.
Become an innovative leader in your field and help shape social change.
MoDDD was developed in close collaboration with industry connections in the humanitarian sector, including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), World Vision INternational and UNHabitat and UNHCR; all agencies who remain active within the program.
The transformative interdisciplinary nature of the degree invites students from different backgrounds in social science, engineering, design, communication or health to harness their skills in complex systems thinking to transition to many possible career pathways within this sector from climate change adaptation, urban resilience to disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.
This unique Masters program provides you with a range of flexible study options to suit both local, interstate and international (offshore only) students. The program is delivered fully online, but you will also have the opportunity to attend intensive seminars in the Melbourne region. The program also offers optional international field trips.
learn through flexible online studies and gain practical experience in optional face-to-face intensive workshops and international fieldtrips with industry experts
grow a strong network of peers, academics and industry connections and open up employment opportunities
develop core skills and competencies in five core courses and then customise your specialisation pathway through a wide range of electives and the capstone project
Graduates will be able to work in leadership and management roles in the international disaster and development sector with specialised knowledge of design processes.
Disaster and emergency management
Design-focused post-disaster management
Planning and policy
Urban resilience
Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
