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Southern Cross University has available an on-line program that
combines Community Development and Emergency Management in postgraduate
studies. The Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma/Master of Community
Development (Emergency Management) programs are located within the
School of Arts and Social Sciences.
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The ability to undertake such studies is unique in that it allows
practitioners to access such study from all corners of the world
and it builds on the myriad of information available through the
internet.
Studying online in the format of this course allows students to
regularly interact with the staff, other students and the world
wide web. It is an enriched interactive environment unlike any routine
distance education program.
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| This program was developed following discussions nationally
and internationally and is based upon the international imperative
to reduce the effects of disasters or emergencies by working with
communities.
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" ... a
unique, postgraduate online experience... "
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Online study, as utilised in this program,
provides off-campus students with the ability to apply contemporary
knowledge/research on emergency situations to "real" community
based practices. |