The program builds on your existing disaster response experience or training with the aim of developing knowledge and skills that can be applied in a range of disaster settings. The masters provides the opportunity to deepen your advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in disaster management and response, to apply these in a range of situations, and to contribute to the current and future development of disaster health care and/or disaster response through research. Topics cover areas such as introduction to disaster health, health management of major incidents, clinical decision making in disaster health care, and international disaster practice.

Applicants must hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent (AQF level 7) qualification in a health profession from an approved tertiary institution and have not less than two years’ professional experience in the health care sector following completion of the degree or equivalent qualification. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. Credit may be granted for comparable prior studies. IELTS 7.0 overall (min. 6.5 in each subtest) TOEFL iBT 94 overall (min. 18 in writing) PTE 65 overall