Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management and Development

The programme focuses on advancing community wellbeing by reducing risks. It embraces socially and culturally appropriate approaches to disaster risk management, resilience-building in the face of climate change, as well as improved building codes and better ecosystem protection to reduce disaster risk and support sustainable development.

Topics you’ll study include disasters and development, environmental change and humanitarian action, building community resilience, and communications in emergency and disaster.

All courses are offered via flexible learning, with block courses on campus and online teaching and learning. This is convenient if you live in Auckland and prefer flexible learning modules. It may also work if you live outside of Auckland, or balance your studies with your work.

Complete the following courses
Semester 1 courses

• EMGT808 Disasters and Development (15 points)

Semester 2 courses

• EMGT807 Environmental Change and Humanitarian Action (15 points)
• EMGT809 Building Community Resilience

Minimum entry requirements
Completed one of the following; or equivalent:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Relevant professional qualification or experience approved by the Dean (or representative) to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree

International
$20,017 (for 60 points)
($19,550 tuition fees + $467 student services levy)