Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Management – PGCertEmergMgt
Public Health
A course by
Massey University
Increase your operational and strategic knowledge of emergency management with Massey’s Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Management, delivered online and for mid-to-senior level professionals.
NZ$6,156
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Understand advanced emergency management theory
Critically engage with the theories and research that underpin contemporary emergency management issues and practice.
Analyse natural hazards and their impacts
Evaluate the range of natural hazards relevant to New Zealand, their effects on people and the environment, and approaches to mitigation.
About This Course
Massey’s Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Management provides advanced theory and research for individuals working or aspiring to work in emergency and disaster management. The programme covers emergency management issues, policies, practices, natural hazards, disaster psychology, planning for hazard and climate risk, and applied emergency management practice. It is designed for mid-to-senior emergency managers wishing to extend their competency at both operational and strategic levels and is taught in collaboration with professionals from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University and GNS Science.
Course Content
- Theory and research in emergency management
- Emergency management issues, practices, and policies
- Natural hazards (earthquakes, windstorms, flooding, volcanicity, tsunamis, landslips, particularly those affecting New Zealand)
- Social, psychological, community and organisational aspects of disaster management
- Human issues of disaster preparation, response, and stress/rehabilitation
- Practical application of emergency management theory and current trends
- Planning for natural hazards and climate resilient development
- Evaluation techniques and methods in emergency/disaster research
Entry Requirements
A Graduate Diploma in Emergency Management with at least a B grade average, OR
Build towards these roles
Emergency Management OfficerCivil Defence PlannerPolicy AnalystCommunity Resilience Advisor
Build skills in these industries
Public SectorEmergency ServicesGovernment
