Western Sydney University

Structure

40 credit points.

Subjects

• Behaviour and regulations
• Building and planning in bushfire prone areas
• Bushfire fighting
• Planning and development control

Entry requirements

• Pathway A: Applicants must have successfully completed a Diploma, Advanced Diploma, undergraduate degree or higher in engineering, land surveying, building, building surveying, construction management, planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, science, environmental studies, natural resource management, emergency management, land-use planning, local government, property development, quantity surveying or public sector management, and at least 5 years of work experience. or
• A Certificate III in Public Safety (Fire Fighting) or a completed short course (e.g. UTS or FPAA short course) in Planning for Bushfire Protection, spatial mapping, urban studies, building design, landscape design, science, environmental studies, natural resource management, emergency management, land-use planning, local government or public sector management or public safety (firefighting), and at least 5 years full-time equivalent professional and/or voluntary work experience in relevant fields in industry, local government or state fire services.
• Pathway B: Applicants must have successfully completed a Diploma, Advanced Diploma, undergraduate degree or higher in planning, urban studies, environmental studies or urban and regional planning, or property development, and at least 5 years relevant experience in planning (development control).
• Pathway C: Applicants must have successfully completed a Diploma, Advanced Diploma undergraduate degree or higher in building surveying, building or construction management, and at least 5 years relevant work experience in building surveying.