Course structure: Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Planning and Management (GD-BFIREPM)

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Course structure

Students should select the two core subjects relevant to both streams;

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
FRST90025	Bushfire & Climate	February (On Campus - Creswick)	12.5
FRST90017	Bushfire Planning & Management	June (On Campus - Creswick)	12.5

Students to select either the Bushfire Management Stream or the Bushfire Planning Stream

Students to complete the following subjects;

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EVSC90022	Bushfire Urban Planning	April (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EVSC90023	Building Behaviour in Bushfires	May (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EVSC90024	Bushfire Interface Science	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENST90031	Bushfire Interface Design Workshop	Not available in 2017	25

Students should select one of the following electives for the Bushfire Planning Stream;

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ABPL90132	Land Use and Urban Design	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90135	Analytical Methods	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
NRMT90007	Community Natural Resource Management	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FRST90015	Forest Ecosystems	January (On Campus - Creswick)	12.5
FRST90026	Bushfire & Biodiversity	Not available in 2017	12.5

Students should complete the following internship subject;

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
FRST90035	Forest Internship Project	Year Long (Online)	25

Students should select 50 points from the following list of elective subjects:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
NRMT90007	Community Natural Resource Management	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FRST90015	Forest Ecosystems	January (On Campus - Creswick)	12.5
FRST90026	Bushfire & Biodiversity	Not available in 2017	12.5
FRST90032	Forests, Carbon and Climate Change	Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley)	12.5
FRST90022	Forests and Water	Not available in 2017	12.5

Last updated: 2 November 2025