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ITLS6007: Humanitarian Logistics

2025 unit information

Each year, more than 100 million people are affected by a humanitarian crisis such as flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, wars or epidemics and this number is growing. Delivery of humanitarian aid is a logistics problem but humanitarian logistics is not the same as business or commercial logistics. The risks and challenges of humanitarian aid require a specialised strategy and approach and countries that develop these capabilities will be better able to respond to crises as they arise and better able to contribute to the global community wherever crises occur.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Business (Business School)

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Transport and Logistics Studies
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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TPTM6390
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate and explain knowledge about disaster relief operations and humanitarian aid logistics
  • LO2. assess real humanitarian logistics problems through contemporary case material
  • LO3. communicate an understanding of how the unit's concepts are applied in written and verbal presentation media.
  • LO4. apply ethical and socially responsible practices in the context of humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive July 2024
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive July 2025
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive July 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive July 2023
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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