Bachelor
Study a Bachelor of Emergency Management with Charles Sturt University to gain skills in coordinating emergency management activities during crises. This online course is part of an articulated program of study.
Study a Bachelor of Emergency Management with Charles Sturt University and gain the skills and confidence to coordinate emergency management activities before, during and after a crisis or disaster event. Cyclones, bushfires, floods, plane crashes, and oil spills have all shaped significant events in recent years. How these events are managed can mean the difference between life and death.
If you want to make a difference in your community and see yourself responding in times of crisis and coordinating emergency management activities, this online emergency management course is for you.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
To be admitted into the course a student must have at least two year's work experience (paid or voluntary) with emergency management roles and responsibilities (demonstrated by a detailed resume and capability statement outlining emergency management roles and responsibilities undertaken) in an emergency management related industry, organisation, agency or enterprise.
Applicants who have completed the Undergraduate Certificate in Emergency Management AND have one year of relevant work experience (as noted above) may also meet the entry requirements.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
With our online Bachelor of Emergency Management, you'll learn both the principles and practices of emergency and disaster management, and examine and analyse community resilience, disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. This bachelor's degree in emergency management is designed to meet the needs of public bodies concerned with the protection of life and property - such as federal, state and local government, the police, fire, ambulance, state emergency services and community and health services - as well as private sector groups, such as the insurance and manufacturing industries.
The Bachelor of Emergency Management includes specific studies in community resilience and disaster planning, risk management and mitigation, climate change and environmental science, spatial science and geographical information systems (GIS), and decision-making in crisis situations. This course is designed in collaboration with emergency management agencies, regulators, research bodies, private industry and emergency services providers, with subjects delivered through the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security (AGSPS). While delivery of the course is entirely online, you may have the opportunity to undertake international study programs through CSU Global.
Our academics bring a wealth of practical, operational, policy and strategic experience to the classroom.
Study part-time online and earn or upgrade your qualification while continuing to work in your chosen field.