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Graduate Certificate of Disaster Risk Science and Sustainability
Graduate Certificate of Disaster Risk Science and Sustainability

Graduate Certificate of Disaster Risk Science and Sustainability

  • ID:ANU610109
  • Level:Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

  • Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7; or

  • Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7; or

  • Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7; or

  • 24 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7; or

  • Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

  • A minimum 5 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program.

English requirements

  • Academic IELTS and IELTS Indicator:  An overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component of the test.

  • TOEFL - internet based test : An overall score of 80, with a minimum of 20 in Reading and Writing and 18 in Speaking and Listening.

  • PTE Academic:  An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 55 in each of the communicative skills.

  • TOEFL - paper based test: A score of 570 with a TWE* score of 4.5.

  • Cambridge CAE Advanced (Post 2015):  An overall score of 176 with a minimum of 169 in all sub-skills.

Course Information

This Graduate Certificate addresses the global need for more effective practical implementation of disaster risk policy measures in regional countries impacted regularly by natural disasters. Students in this program will develop knowledge of how to approach and integrate disaster preparedness, mitigation and recovery programs to reduce societal and human losses, and enhance community resilience. Through interaction with predictive science for geo and hydrological hazards, students will be able to contribute effectively to country and governance specific disaster policy development which address priority hazards. This requires an understanding of the complex integrated policies and practices in this field, and the correlated impacts of climate change, development and socio-political frameworks on disaster governance. The theoretical, conceptual and practical courses in this Graduate Certificate will include site visits to key government, civil society and industry organisations. The program takes into account the significant impacts disasters have in the Asia-Pacific, Australian, Caribbean, and African regions. It addresses international policy on disasters, including the Yokohama (1994), Hyogo (1995) and Sendai (2015) frameworks which advocate the development of an integrated science/inclusive governance approach.

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Program Requirements

The Graduate Certificate of Disaster Risk Science and Sustainability required the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:

A minimum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

  • ASIA8048 Disasters and Epidemics in Asia and the Pacific

  • EMDV8124 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

  • EMSC8706 Introduction to Natural Hazards

A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following disaster risk electives:

  • COMP8410 Data Mining

  • EMSC8014 Special Topics in Earth Science

  • EMSC8019 Advanced Earth Physics

  • ENGN6410 Engineering Sustainable Systems

  • ENGN6520 Special Topics in Engineering I

  • ENVS6308 Fire in the Environment

  • ENVS8003 Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation

  • ENVS8048 Topics in Environment and Society

  • MATH6102 Environmental Modelling and Integrated Assessment

  • MATH6103 Scientific and Industrial Modelling

  • STAT8057 Risk Modelling 1

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