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
DIMR5800	Research design and 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
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. 

Download UFS-DiMTEC Postgraduate Brochure

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Closing date for applications: 30 September