Postgraduate Studies | School of Disaster, Resilience and Governance

Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership

PUA80119

Want to make a real difference in communities or businesses around the world? Become a world-class crisis and disaster leader.

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AQF LEVEL

8

FULL TIME

3 Trimesters

PART TIME

6 Trimesters

UNITS

7 core · 1 GDC core · 1 elective

INTAKE

Flexible enrolment — start any time

DELIVERY

Online (self-paced) · Distance (self-paced) · Face-to-face at workplace

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About the programme

This Graduate Diploma of Crisis Leadership has been developed and delivered by world-recognised crisis and disaster experts, giving you the knowledge to make a positive impact on your community, government or business.

You will learn to plan, mitigate, manage and respond to crises and disasters while leading others through all phases of the crisis management cycle. You will gain significant knowledge and experience so that you can work effectively in emergency management leadership roles across a wide range of settings and industries.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Develop leadership styles, models and strategies essential in crisis and disaster situations
  • Lead programmes that address psychological and stress impacts
  • Design crisis and disaster research projects and implement programmes
  • Lead and participate in multi-organisational and multi-agency settings
  • Create innovative solutions to crises using structured approaches
  • Lead team processes during time-critical decision-making

WHO IT'S FOR

  • Emergency services workers
  • Defence personnel
  • Risk managers and risk workers
  • Qualified engineers
  • Local government disaster management
  • Human factors engineers
  • Asset management workers
  • Anyone who aspires to be a crisis and disaster leader

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following:

  • An undergraduate degree
  • An Advanced Diploma in a relevant field of study, plus a minimum of two years' work experience
  • Other documented evidence deemed equivalent to an undergraduate degree
  • Five years' workplace experience including leadership and management responsibility and/or complexity in emergency management and/or public safety

Units of study

9

Units —

7 core · 1 GDC core · 1 elective

Course Curriculum

Core Units
Seven core units covering the full crisis management cycle, from evaluating societal threats through to leading in a crisis and supporting community recovery.

GDC Core Unit
A GDC-specific research unit developing applied research capability that informs strategic decision-making and organisational performance.

Elective Units — choose one
Select one elective to shape the qualification around your leadership focus, from strategic transformation and organisational change to financial strategy, innovation, ethics and partnerships.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Your experience counts

Already working in the field? Recognition of Prior Learning assesses the skills and knowledge you already hold against each unit, so you may not need to study every unit from the start.

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