Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Management – PGDipEmergMgt
Business & Management
A course by
Massey University
Broaden your knowledge of disaster prevention and management through advanced coursework in emergency management practices and leadership at operational and strategic levels.
NZ$46,590
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Advanced knowledge of emergency management practices
Develop comprehensive understanding of advanced theory, research, and policy in emergency management.
Operational and strategic leadership skills
Apply managerial and leadership principles to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
About This Course
The Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Management (PGDipEmergMgt) expands your understanding of disaster prevention, mitigation, and emergency response. Designed for mid-to-senior level emergency managers, the qualification deepens competencies in theory, research, and advanced practices for disaster management, focusing on building operational and strategic capability. Learn from expert faculty in collaboration with the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, with options for online or on-campus (Wellington) study. Graduates often move into leadership roles within government, humanitarian, and public safety agencies.
Course Content
- Theory and research in emergency management: issues, practices, and policies
- Operational and strategic management of emergencies
- Disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery
- Social, psychological, community, and organisational aspects of disaster management
- Natural hazards (earthquakes, windstorms, flooding, volcanicity, tsunamis, landslips)
- Human factors in disaster preparation and coping
- Stress and rehabilitation interventions in disasters
- Practical application of emergency management theory
- Planning for sustainable and disaster-resilient communities
- Evaluation research methods
- Contemporary international development and development management
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Mid-to-senior level manager in local governmentCentral government managerPublic safety agency leaderInternational humanitarian aid manager
Build skills in these industries
Emergency managementDisaster risk managementPublic safety
