POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT (Programme code: BC450025)
PGDip • 120 credits Our Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Management is at NQF Level 8, with a minimum entrance requirement of a good degree or diploma at NQF Level 7. The Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Management is a one-year programme consisting of eight subjects – four in the first semester and four in the second semester.
FIRST SEMESTER
Module code | Module code | Credits |
DIMR5810 | Research design methodology | 15 |
DIMI5810 | Introduction to disaster management | 15 |
DIMM5810 | Theoretical models for disaster risk reduction | 15 |
DIML5810 | Legal and institutional arrangements for disaster management | 15 |
SECOND SEMESTER
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Module code | Module name | Credits |
DIMS5825 | Strategic disaster management | 20 |
DIMT5820 | Information technology in disaster management | 10 |
DIMP5820 | Public health in disaster management | 15 |
DIMN5820 | Management of natural and human-made disasters | 15 |
The programme is offered as a blended learning option. This qualification will equip a learner with strategic and operational skills to plan for and manage disasters, as well as to plan for disaster risk-reduction activities.
Upon completion of this qualification, the student should be able to work as a practitioner at managerial level within government, private sector, or civil society.
Please find below the necessary documents, along with additional information, that should accompany your application.
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Closing date for applications:
30 September