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The Graduate Certificate in Risk Management program is suitable for professionals working, or seeking to work, in risk management related roles and responsibilities in the engineering industry. It is also designed to have considerable application for personnel in a wide range of technologically based industries, including transport (aviation, rail and shipping), heavy industry, process industries (chemical and pharmaceutical), oil and gas, mining and energy production. This course covers risk management in the areas of health, safety, plant, project, production, property, finance and environment.

This course is not available to on-shore international students.

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Duration

6 Month/s (full-time or equivalent part-time. Semester 2 intake only available part-time.)

Fees

A$16940 (total for 2020)*

The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

Course information in detail

- Course detail, course structure and units of study.

Course description

This course is designed primarily to meet the needs of personnel currently involved in, or wishing to be involved in, the risk management industry. In addition, the course is designed to have considerable application for personnel in a wide range of technologically based industries including rail, shipping, heavy industry, the chemical industry and energy production.

Australian organisations increasingly face the challenge to provide more effective management of various financial and societal resources. All organisations need to know how to make good decisions in order to achieve goals and reduce those losses that arise from unexpected incidents, poor maintenance, accidents or illness within the workforce. Also, legislation requirements for safety and occupational health impose important demands to ensure the overall well being of people.

Risk management involves processes and techniques aimed at the cost-effective loss prevention concerning an organisation's assets and resources. The course covers areas of health, safety, plant, property, financial control and maintenance.

This course is not available to on-shore international students.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Course structure

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate of Risk Management, students must complete four units (50 credit points) as follows:

3 foundation units (37.5 credit points)
1 elective unit (12.5 credit points)

Units of study

Foundation units

Complete three units (37.5 credit points):

RSK80003 Risk Perception and Analysis*^

RSK80004 Introduction to Risk and Due Diligence *^

RSK80006 Risk Management in Projects and Engineering Industries*^

RSK80007 Quantitative Risk Modelling *^

Elective units

Complete one unit (12.5 credit points):

AVA80017 Emergency Planning and Management Part 1^

AVA80018 Emergency Planning and Management Part 2^

CSM80001 Project Costing^

CSM80002 Environmental Sustainability in Construction^

CSM80004 International Construction^

Engineering Project Control (CSM80005)^

CSM80009 Procurement and Risk Management in Projects

* Outcome Units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

^ Delivered via distance education/online.

Careers and graduate outcomes

- Course aims and objectives.

Aims and objectives

The objectives of the Risk Management postgraduate program is to provide useful learning experiences in relevant risk management knowledge sets and in related knowledge areas to students, with an understanding of specific principles, practices and advanced and/ or emerging risk management strategies as well as technologies. It is expected that the graduates from this program will be sufficiently competent to manage risks and safety in products, services and facilities in engineering as well as non-engineering industries.

Pathways and scholarships

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Scholarships

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Course fees and requirements

- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.

Course fees

A$16940 (total for 2020)*

Entry requirements

The admission requirements for Graduate Certificate of Risk Management consist of:

a bachelor qualification (AQF 7 or 8), in one of the following allied fields:
Engineering, Technology, Aviation, Mining, Project Management, Emergency Management, Health and Safety, Environment Science, or
a minimum of a TAFE diploma in any of the above allied fields, plus significant, relevant industry experience* (minimum of three years).

* Relevant industry experience: If this includes work experience, documents substantiating work experience need to be provided on company letterhead and clearly detail roles as well as duties and duration of posts held.

English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

How to apply

This course is closed for new enrolments.

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