Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Postgraduate Diploma in Natural Hazard Science and Policy | |||
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Qualification Type | Postgraduate Diploma | |||
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Level | 8 | |||
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Credits | 120 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
Graduates will understand the natural hazards affecting Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific, the data and methods with which different perils' short- and long-term impacts can be assessed, and the political and social frameworks within which hazard mitigation takes place. They will have an appreciation of how matauranga Maori informs the hazardscape. Graduates will also understand the complementary roles played by government agencies, the engineering and insurance sectors, community organisations, and individuals in planning for and responding to natural hazards. Graduates will be familiar with the geoscientific, psychosocial, economic and governance factors influencing natural hazard decision-making by individuals, communities, and nations. They will also understand and appreciate the value of Tikanga Maori approaches to natural hazards management, and how these improve the resilience of all Aotearoa New Zealanders. This will enable graduates to undertake further vocational or academic study in aspects of geohazard assessment and mitigation.
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Graduate profile |
Students will be assessed via a combination of assignments (including essays and group-based exercises), in-class presentations, a research or practicum report, and examinations.
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Entry Requirements |
1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the MNHSP degree shall have: (i) completed an undergraduate degree with a B+ grade average or better in a relevant subject; and (ii) been accepted by the Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study. (b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Science for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional or scholarly experience that provides equivalent preparation.
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Education Organisation | Victoria University of Wellington | |||
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Developed By | Victoria University of Wellington | |||
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Quality Assured By | Committee on University Academic Programmes | |||
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Number | VI006O | |||
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Status | Current | |||
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Created | 2025-11-18 08:01:51.283 | |||
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Content |
Compulsory courses comprehensively cover active earth processes, concepts of hazard and risk, contrasting perspectives on hazard and risk in New Zealand, and natural hazard policy and planning. They also highlight the importance of matauranga Maori for natural hazards research and Tikanga Maori approaches to natural hazards management.
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