GraduatePsychology
Master of Emergency and Disaster Management
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Master of Emergency and Disaster Management at Charles Darwin University qualifies students to work as an emergency and disaster management professional in a variety of contexts. The program draws on the expertise of researchers and practitioners working from Australia's gateway to Indonesia and Southeast Asia, one of the regions most prone to and affected by disasters. It focuses on informed practice and research, examining issues through a multi-sectoral lens, and graduates gain the knowledge and skills to lead and manage all phases of the disaster management cycle.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
40 credit points of Core coursework units that provide the theoretical underpinnings for professional and academic practice in emergency and disaster management. 40 credit points of Research or Capstone project. 10-20 credit points of research methodology study to prepare you for the research or capstone project. 40 credit points of Specialist Electives drawn from a range of disciplines. Specialist Electives allow you to focus on areas of interest and develop a specific specialisation. 20-30 credit points of General Electives which allows you to complement your qualification with studies from other academic fields or from other tertiary institutions offering study in emergency and disaster management fields
- Core Units (4 units): Emergency and Disaster Management in Context
- Interdisciplinary Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management
- Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management
- Capstone/Research Units (2-4 units): Introduction to Disasters
- Humanitarian Aid and Development
- Community-Based Disaster Risk Management
- 20cpResearch Proposal (title change from 2026)
Research Methods Units (1-2 units)
- Research Methodologies in Education (unit title change 2022)
- Principles of Indigenous Research
- Indigenous Research Methodologies
- Research Design
- Research Ethics and Impact
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
Specialist Elective Units (2-4 units)
- Humanitarian Needs Assessment
- Global Human Resources (replaces BUS506 from 2026)
- Environmental Justice
- Waste and Society
- Advocacy and Social Action
- Indigenous Philosophies and The West
- Neo-colonialism
- Advocacy and the Critique of Development
- Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies
- Loss
- Grief and Mental Health
- Trauma Informed Practice
- Engaging Invulnerable Families
- Leading for Change
- Health Promotion
- Public Health
- Fire Ecology and Management
- Environmental Planning and Policy
- Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods
- Earth Observation
- Environmental Monitoring and Modelling
- Geographic Information Systems
- Organisational Change and Development (replaces BUS504 from 2026)
- Strategic Management (replaces MAN514)
- Project Management Risk and Reliability
- Project Resource Planning
- Risk Management
- Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy
- Public Policy Practice
- Evidence and Policy Evaluation
- Leadership in Social Policy
- General Elective Units (2-3 units): Units totalling 20 to 30 credit points may be selected from postgraduate units (at 500 level or above) offered by the University. Students may select units from any of the approved specialisations (as above)
- from postgraduate units (at 500 level or above) offered by the University
- or by cross institutional enrolment approved by the Course Coordinator
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree, graduate certificate/diploma or equivalent qualification
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