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Master of Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Master of Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development is built around the United Nations' 2030 Development Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, covering climate change, disaster risk reduction, and partnerships for development funding. The program focuses on disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, exposing students to the UN frameworks, tools, and metrics used to plan and manage resilient development strategies; graduates of courses that include UN-related tools and training also receive UN certification alongside their University of Newcastle testamur. The program is in teach-out and no longer open to new students.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
- Core: Theory and Practice of Disaster Risk Reduction
- Government Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction
- Policy and Social Considerations in Disaster Risk Reduction
- Private Sector Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction
- Professional Practice in Disaster Risk Management
- Sustainable Development and the 2030 Development Agenda
- Disaster Resilience Economics
- Professional Practice Research Project
- Electives may include: Environmental Management
- Spatial Science
- Gender and Social Change
- Database Management 1
- Geographies of Development
- Big Data
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Admissions
There are several pathways into the program. Direct entry (120 units) is available for applicants with a three-year bachelor degree and at least one year of work experience in a disaster-relevant role. Direct entry (80 units) is available for applicants with a three-year bachelor degree and five years' relevant work experience, or a four-year honours bachelor degree, or a three-year bachelor degree plus a relevant graduate certificate or graduate diploma.
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