Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response is designed for students to gain essential knowledge and skills in the local, national and international health related aspects of preparedness and response for disasters. The two core units provide foundation health and disaster system based knowledge and using the context of natural disasters develop the knowledge of how emergency medical teams prepare and respond to disasters. The specialist electives provide an opportunity for students to gain specialist knowledge in areas of interest including human made and communicable disease disasters.
Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, master's degree, or equivalent international qualification in a suitable area of study, ie. health, medicine, nursing or paramedicine, logistic or health emergency.
Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents must demonstrate current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) if applicable.
This 40-credit point course consists of two core units in health emergency preparedness and response and two elective units building on the foundation of core unit knowledge.