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Overview
What you will learn
As our fire season becomes hotter and longer, it’s vital we build houses that can withstand these conditions.
This Assessment of Bushfire Exposure course offered by University of Melbourne is ideal for professionals in bushfire planning, design or advisory services seeking the skills and knowledge to conduct bushfire assessments of residential properties and deliver building recommendations that contribute to creating more fire-resilient structures.
Relevance to your job and industry
- This micro-credential has been developed in close consultation with industry, so you can be confident your knowledge is aligned with industry needs and standards.
- All knowledge and assessment tasks are mapped to Australian Standard AS3959-2018.
Learning outcome
By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of how to assess properties and recommend changes to increase fire-resilience. You'll be able to:
- Apply a basic property assessment using the Australian Standard AS3959:2018
- Provide recommendations for a residential building based on the AS3959 assessment.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Perform topographic analyses and assess vegetation
- Recommend alternate building approaches
- Conduct a property assessment
- Report on your findings and recommendations
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
- Upcoming dates for this course are yet to be announced.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Disciplines
Emergency & Disaster Management View 5 other Short Courses in Emergency & Disaster Management in AustraliaWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- CRICOS: 00116K
- There are no eligibility requirements.
- This micro-credential is valuable for conservation and land management professionals seeking an understanding of how domestic buildings respond to bushfire in a planned environment context.
- It's applicable to a wide range of roles. You may be a natural areas technician, ranger, bushland officer, landscape supervisor, building designer, urban planner, architect, fire manager or developer working in compliance or in a government agency.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1190 AUD / full≈ 1190 AUD / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1190 AUD / full≈ 1190 AUD / full
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