Master of Bushfire ProtectionApproved Abbreviation: MBushfireProt
Western Sydney University Course Code: 3708.2
AQF Level: 9
Course Status: CONTINUING
This version of the course is available only to continuing or completing students.
Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course was 2016 or later.
Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.
For Commencement Year 2015, please refer to: 3708.1 Master of Bushfire Protection
This three-year part-time Master’s program provides students with an understanding of the behaviour and danger of bushfires. Students will gain the knowledge of the relevant planning provisions, building regulations, standards and emergency management arrangements for bushfire protection. Graduates will be able to conduct risk assessments, provide advice on developments in bushfire prone areas and develop alternative engineering design solutions. Graduates will also acquire the skill to independently conduct research to address contemporary issues faced by the building industry in bush fire prone areas.
This postgraduate course has been designed primarily as a Distance Learning course. However, select units (three in total) have intensive block style compulsory workshops that require students to attend. These workshops may include fieldwork, site visits or industry tours. Many of the other units have non-compulsory workshops and students are encouraged to attend the workshops to gain the benefit of the face to face interaction within the course.
Study Mode
Three years part-time. Students can fast-track by completing additional units per semester to complete the course earlier.
Course Advice
Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street | Part Time | External | Grahame Douglas |
Accreditation
The course is recognised by Fire Protection Association Australia as a qualification for accreditation under the Bushfire Planning and Design Scheme.
Admission
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or higher, in bushfire protection, engineering, land surveying, building, building surveying, construction, planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, physical sciences, environmental studies, natural resource management, emergency management, land-use planning, local government or public sector management.
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
Recommended Sequence
Summer intake
Year 1
Summer session
| 300708 | Planning and Development Control |
Autumn session
| 301103 | Interpreting Building Regulations (Residential Buildings) |
Spring session
| 301049 | Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas |
| 200458 | Building in Bushfire Prone Areas |
Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Bushfire Protection (60 credit points) - for Summer Intake only.
Year 2
Summer session
| 301104 | Professional Practice and Building Law |
Autumn session
| 300948 | Fire Technology and Engineering Principles |
| 301002 | Specialised Software Applications |
From Autumn 2020, 301002 will be replaced by equivalent unit 301264 Spatial Tools and Mapping
| 301264 | Spatial Tools and Mapping |
Quarter 3 session
| 301050 | Disaster and Emergency Management (PG) |
Spring session
| 200459 | Emergency Management for Bushfire Prone Areas |
| 200499 | Alternative Solutions for Bushfire Prone Areas |
From Autumn 2020, 200499 will be replaced with the equivalent unit 301265 Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection
| 301265 | Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection |
Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Protection (120 credit points)
Year 3
Autumn session
| 301004 | Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies |
Spring session
And one elective
Autumn intake
Year 1
Autumn session
| 301103 | Interpreting Building Regulations (Residential Buildings) |
Spring session
| 200458 | Building in Bushfire Prone Areas |
| 200459 | Emergency Management for Bushfire Prone Areas |
Summer session
| 300708 | Planning and Development Control |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 300948 | Fire Technology and Engineering Principles |
| 301002 | Specialised Software Applications |
From Autumn 2020, 301002 will be replaced by equivalent unit 301264 Spatial Tools and Mapping
| 301264 | Spatial Tools and Mapping |
Quarter 3 session
| 301050 | Disaster and Emergency Management (PG) |
Spring session
| 301049 | Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas |
| 200499 | Alternative Solutions for Bushfire Prone Areas |
From Autumn 2020, 200499 will be replaced with the equivalent unit 301265 Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection
| 301265 | Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection |
Summer session
| 301104 | Professional Practice and Building Law |
Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Protection (120 credit points)
Year 3
Autumn session
| 301004 | Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies |
Spring session
And one elective
Spring intake
Year 1
Spring session
| 200458 | Building in Bushfire Prone Areas |
| 200459 | Emergency Management for Bushfire Prone Areas |
Summer session
| 300708 | Planning and Development Control |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 300948 | Fire Technology and Engineering Principles |
| 301103 | Interpreting Building Regulations (Residential Buildings) |
Spring session
| 301049 | Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas |
| 301004 | Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies |
Summer session
| 301104 | Professional Practice and Building Law |
Year 3
Autumn session
| 301002 | Specialised Software Applications |
From Autumn 2020, 301002 will be replaced by equivalent unit 301264 Spatial Tools and Mapping
| 301264 | Spatial Tools and Mapping |
Quarter 3 session
| 301050 | Disaster and Emergency Management (PG) |
Students may exit at this point with a Graduate Diploma in Bushfire Protection (120 credit points)
Spring session
| 200499 | Alternative Solutions for Bushfire Prone Areas |
From Autumn 2020, 200499 will be replaced with the equivalent unit 301265 Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection
| 301265 | Performance Solutions for Bushfire Protection |
Year 4
Autumn session
And one elective