Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management and Development
Public Health
A course by
AUT
Develop knowledge and skills in disaster risk reduction, community resilience, and disaster response and recovery in just six months with AUT's Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management and Development.
NZ$6,815
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Reduce disaster risks
Develop an understanding of methods and practices to identify and mitigate disaster risks in a range of contexts.
Build community resilience
Gain skills in fostering community resilience to disasters, including social, cultural, and environmental aspects.
About This Course
AUT’s Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management and Development enables you to gain the skills needed to reduce disaster risks, build community resilience, and manage disaster response and recovery. The programme aligns with global and national best practices so you can tackle increasingly complex disaster risks. It is suitable for those interested in sustainable development, community resilience, humanitarian response, or a career in emergency and disaster risk management. Delivered through a blend of on-campus block courses and online learning, it covers disasters and development, environmental change, building community resilience, and communication in emergencies.
Course Content
- Environmental Change and Humanitarian Action
- Disasters and Development
- Building Community Resilience
- Holistic Healing from Trauma
- Emergency and Disaster Risk Communication
- Digital Transformation and Change Management
- Social Epidemiology
- Advanced Epidemiology
- Environment, Hazards and Society
- Special Topic
- Research Design and Methods
- Leadership and Management I
- Māori Health Research Practice - Te Rangahau Hauora Māori
- Global Health
- Public Health Policy and Systems
- Pacific Health Research and Design
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Disaster preparedness rolesHumanitarian response and recovery positionsRoles in local or international NGOsCareers in emergency management agenciesRoles within ministries or international organisations related to disaster risk management
Build skills in these industries
Emergency ManagementHumanitarian Response
