APG5140 Guiding principles for professionals engaged in disasters and humanitarian crises
Faculty of Arts
APG5140 Guiding principles for professionals engaged in disasters and humanitarian crises is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5140
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5140
No unit lists APG5140 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: MDM4010, MDM4110, MIR4110, MDM4070, MIR4170, APG5087, APG5089
Overview
This unit adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of disasters and humanitarian crises, including prevention, mitigation, response and recovery. This approach bridges the "domestic and international", "disasters and humanitarian crises", "disasters and development", and "health and non-health" perspectives.
Global and regional perspectives are considered to explore the terminology, classification, epidemiology, natural history and global trends of disasters and humanitarian crises. Students interpret international standards and guidelines and evaluate the way in which these inform policy, practice, education and research opportunities for disaster and humanitarian crises professionals. The broad and critical conceptual and practical understanding of disasters and humanitarian crises that students develop in this unit prepares them for a professional role in disaster and humanitarian crisis management.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Reflection on three key principles30%
- Student group project and presentationPresentation40%
- In-depth critical analysis and application of a key principle30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and explain the terminology, classification, epidemiology, natural history, context and trends of disasters and humanitarian crises from global and regional perspectives;
- 2
Evaluate international humanitarian crisis and disaster preparedness and management systems;
- 3
Interpret international standards and guidelines for assessment, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating disaster and humanitarian crises interventions;
- 4
Assess how responses to disasters and humanitarian crises can effectively meet the needs of different demographic groups;
- 5
Identify the personal and professional competencies expected of disaster and humanitarian professionals;
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials18 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Caroline Spencer
- Chief Examiners
- Emeritus Professor Frank Archer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5140?
APG5140 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5140 offered?
In 2021, APG5140 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is APG5140?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5140 have an exam?
No. APG5140 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.