UNSW Handbook Program - Risk Management

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Risk Management - 5668

Area(s) of Specialisation

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 1 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC Per Semester: 3
	Max UOC Per Semester: 27
	Min UOC For Award: 48
	Award(s):
	Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)

Program Description

The Graduate Diploma in Risk Management is a postgraduate program in integrated risk management. Courses for the program are offered by the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Commerce. The program requires 48 units of credit and is normally completed in one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study. Students may be exempted from the fundamental knowledge courses where these topics have been studied during previous studies.

NOTE:This program is not open for new enrolments from 2011. Students interested in commencing a postgraduate program in Risk Management should refer to program 8418 in this handbook and contact the Australian School of Business for further information. Students who commenced this program previous to 2011 with concerns regarding completion of the degree due to variations in course offerings should contact John Evans (john.evans@unsw.edu.au) for the latest information on course availability and program requirements.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of Safety Science for information.

Program Structure

Fundamental Knowledge Courses (12 UOC)

ECON5203 Data, Models and Decisions (6 UOC)

SESC6010 Descriptive Statistics (3 UOC)

and

SESC6020 Inferential Statistics ( UOC)

or any other 6 UOC Statistics course approved by the program authority.

Core Courses (18 UOC)

Elective Courses

Students may select courses (18 UOC) from any Faculty providing they can demonstrate to the program authority the relevance of the course to risk management. A list of possible electives is given with the description of the Master of Science and Technology in Risk Management.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the school office for further information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Area(s) of Specialisation

Safety Science

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