What will I learn?

Based in the capital of Australia's Northern Territory, at the centre of the 'Top End' and Australia's gateway to Indonesia and Southeast Asia, this highly unique postgraduate program focuses on a geographic region that is unarguably the most prone to, and affected by various types of disasters. The Graduate Diploma of Emergency and Disaster Management will equip you with the skills and ability to apply your knowledge and experience appropriately, collaboratively and productively in this vulnerable region and other parts of the world. You will graduate with essential knowledge and skills to lead and manage all phases of the disaster management cycle, as well as the confidence to apply your academic studies to practical responses and report on your professional experience into the academic sphere of this rapidly evolving sector. This in-depth course promotes its uniqueness in three areas: its focus on Asia-Pacific Region its informed practice and research its multi-sectoral approach.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts and Society

CRICOS

089412M

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$33,168.00 (18,44,204) per year

On-campus accommodation - 283-750 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Casuarina Campus

Ellengowan Drive,

CASUARINA,

Northern Territory,

0810, DARWIN, Australia

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$33,168.00 (18,44,204) per year

On-campus accommodation - 283-750 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

March 2025

Venue

Casuarina Campus

Ellengowan Drive,

CASUARINA,

Northern Territory,

0810, DARWIN, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Admission criteria

Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, masters degree or equivalent international qualification.

English language requirements:

IELTS Academic Module: A minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum overall score of 176, with no skill below 169.
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency: A minimum overall grade of C1, valid for three years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module: A minimum overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): A minimum overall score of 79 with a minimum writing score of 21.