Building Resilience and Managing Disasters (Building Resilience and Managing Disasters)
Information valid for students commencing 2026
Duration
Please contact the faculty regarding the duration of this program.
Commencing 2026
Program level
Shorter Form Credential
Units
.5
Program code
4016
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Teaching Location
External
Attendance mode
External
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
This is an open entry course and has no restricted entry requirements.
Fees for Australian students
$880 AUD.
How to Apply
Applications must be lodged via the Online Application Form.
Closing Date
Applications are able to be submitted at any time
Enquiries for Australian students
School of Political Science and International Studies
Email: polsis@uq.edu.au
Phone: (07) 3365 2858
Duration
This program is not available to international students
Commencing 2026
Program level
Shorter Form Credential
Units
.5
Program code
4016
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Teaching Location
External
Attendance mode
External
Entry requirements
International students who wish to undertake this program will not qualify for a Student Visa. To study this program in Australia, international students must hold alternative Australian Visa/Residency status with a sufficient study entitlement. See Department of Home Affairs for further details. Alternatively, for programs available in 'External' mode, students may study from their home country.
Fees for International students
$0 AUD.
How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the .
Closing Date
Applications are able to be submitted at any time
How to applyEnquiries for International students
School of Political Science and International Studies
Phone: (07) 3365 2858
Why study Building Resilience and Managing Disasters?
Students should enrol in this module so that they can be introduced to the big ideas, cutting-edge concepts and contemporary theories of disaster management research that exist around the world. Understanding this research can allow them to locate themselves within a genuinely global community of scholarship and practice; help them develop work-related competence in relation to the challenges of resilience building, disaster preparedness, emergency response and recovery; and equip with them the analytical tools to think critically about the disaster management challenges that come across their desk.
What you can study
Students can study the ideational terrain of disaster management research by examining hazard, vulnerability and resilience paradigms, examine cutting edge concepts and theories relating to rapid reflection, instinctive decision making, institutional adaptation, community resilience and the politics of planning, response and recovery. To access the full module profile, see POLS7600S
What you can do with a Building Resilience and Managing Disasters
Careers
This is a module that is designed for those seeking to develop professional skills in the disaster management space. The majority of students will already be working in that space and look to train and develop within those posts.
Rules for Shorter Form Credential
To complete the Shorter Form Credential
For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.
Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.
