Programme details

Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Risk Management and Development

The study of Disaster Risk Management and Development equips students to handle the growing complexity of disaster risks, both now and in the future.

Course description

If you’re passionate about sustainable development, community resilience, or humanitarian response—and either aspire to build a career in emergency and disaster risk management or are already working in the field—the Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Risk Management and Development offers the skills and knowledge to meet today’s growing disaster challenges. This programme equips you to understand and address the complexities of disaster risks, enhance community resilience, and lead effective disaster response and recovery efforts. You will explore subjects such as disasters and development, environmental change and humanitarian action, community resilience-building, and communication strategies in emergency and disaster contexts.

Immigration benefits

This course may qualify for the following visa rights:
In-study work rights
Post-study work rights

This course qualifies for 4 points if applying for residency under the Skilled Migrant Category.

Career Prospects

As a graduate of this programme, graduates may pursue roles in disaster preparedness, humanitarian response, or recovery with:

Local or international NGOs
Emergency management agencies
Ministries
International organisations

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements
Completed one of the following; or equivalent:

-Bachelor’s degree
-Relevant professional qualification or experience approved by the Dean (or representative) to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree

English language requirements
-IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent