Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine
The Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine is designed to equip clinicians, first responders, health service managers, relevant agency staff and policy makers with an overview of the principles of disaster management, the skills required to prepare their health service to respond and recover from disasters and terror events, leadership skills for crisis situations and more advanced management of complex disasters such as chemical or biological events.
Official- Duration
- 1 years
- Qualification
- Graduate Diploma
- AQF 8
- Campus
- Parkville
- VIC
- Course code
- Program SIA-201167
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Course overview
The Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine is designed to equip clinicians, first responders, health service managers, relevant agency staff and policy makers with an overview of the principles of disaster management, the skills required to prepare their health service to respond and recover from disasters and terror events, leadership skills for crisis situations and more advanced management of complex disasters such as chemical or biological events.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
to be considered for entry into this course, you must have: - A medical degree, OR - An undergraduate degree in any discipline AND at least three years of documented relevant work experience AND - Demonstrated evidence of written and analytical skills appropriate for postgraduate study as evidenced by a 500 word expression of interest detailing your motivations for undertaking this course. Relevant work experience includes roles in health management, paramedicine, nursing or equivalent. Where degree levels are referenced, levels align with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Applications are assessed against these standards.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5L 6 · R 6 · W 6 · S 6
- TOEFL iBTOverall 79L 20 · R 20 · W 20 · S 20
- PTE AcademicOverall 58L 50 · R 50 · W 50 · S 50
- Cambridge C1 AdvancedOverall 176L 169 · R 169 · W 169 · S 169
- Cambridge C2 ProficiencyOverall 176L 169 · R 169 · W 169 · S 169
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
to be considered for entry into this course, you must have: - A medical degree, OR - An undergraduate degree in any discipline AND at least three years of documented relevant work experience AND - Demonstrated evidence of written and analytical skills appropriate for postgraduate study as evidenced by a 500 word expression of interest detailing your motivations for undertaking this course. Relevant work experience includes roles in health management, paramedicine, nursing or equivalent. Where degree levels are referenced, levels align with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Applications are assessed against these standards.
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Rolling intake | — | — | — | $40,000per year | International students |
Where it is taught
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.
- Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicinestudy.unimelb.edu.au
- The University of Melbourneunimelb.edu.au
- CRICOS provider recordOfficial source
- Information for international students from ChinaOfficial source
- English language requirementsOfficial source
- Graduate coursework entry requirements for international applicantsOfficial source
- Graduate research entry requirements for international applicantsOfficial source
- Undergraduate entry requirements for international applicantsOfficial source
- Australian Year 12 international entry score guideOfficial source
- GCE A Levels entry score guideOfficial source
- International Baccalaureate entry score guideOfficial source
- Trinity College Foundation Studies entry score guideOfficial source
- Official course catalogue and course-specific entry requirementsOfficial source
- QS World University Rankings 2027Official source