Instituto Séneca - Centro Internacional de Postgrado
Master's Degree in Migration and Refugee Care
Madrid, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
In a world marked by conflict, humanitarian crises, and inequality, migration has become a global phenomenon that demands a professional, coordinated, and committed response. Migrants and refugees face multiple vulnerabilities, requiring specialized, sensitive, and informed care.
The Master's Degree in Migration and Refugee Care offered by the Seneca Institute responds to this training need, preparing professionals to intervene in contexts of complex human mobility, both in reception and integration processes, as well as in co-development proposals for countries of origin.
Through a rigorous and up-to-date program, students will acquire the necessary tools to understand the causes and consequences of migration flows, manage inclusive policies, design direct-care projects, and actively collaborate in building more just, supportive, and resilient societies.
Accreditation
This Master's Degree in Migration and Refugee Care, 600 hours long and 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System), is a Title of the Catholic University of Murcia, under the agreement signed between the Seneca Institute and the UCAM.
Methodology
The program is studied through the Virtual Campus, where the training content is located. Students have a team of professors and tutors who will guide and advise them throughout the entire study period. Online classes and conferences are held periodically, which students can participate in and subsequently access the recordings.
- International migration and human mobility
- Migration processes and contemporary social dynamics
- Legal framework and regulation of international migration
- Cultural diversity and intercultural intervention
- Policies for integration and social inclusion
- Care and support programs for migrants and refugees
- Forced displacement, refuge and international protection
- Migration crisis management and humanitarian action
If you would like to receive the complete catalog with details of the program's content, methodology, and academic structure, please request information and we will send it to you.
The Master's Degree in Migration and Refugee Assistance aims to train professionals capable of understanding and addressing the challenges related to human mobility, social integration, and humanitarian assistance in complex and international contexts.
Throughout the program you will develop skills to:
- Understanding migration dynamics from a social, political, economic, and cultural perspective.
- Analyze the causes and consequences of voluntary migration and forced displacement.
- To understand the national and international legal framework related to migration, refuge, and international protection.
- Design and implement policies, programs and strategies aimed at inclusion, integration and care for migrants and refugees.
- Intervening in multicultural contexts by applying intercultural mediation and conflict management tools.
- Manage humanitarian aid projects and social action in crisis and emergency scenarios.
- Develop awareness and communication strategies related to cultural diversity, human rights, and social inclusion.
- Apply practical tools for the planning, coordination and evaluation of initiatives related to migration and humanitarian action.
The program combines analysis, an international focus, and practical application, preparing students to work in organizations, institutions, and projects related to migration, cooperation, and humanitarian aid.
- University graduates and professionals from any field interested in international migration, human rights and humanitarian action.
- Professionals from international organizations, NGOs and social entities linked to care, integration and support for migrants and refugees.
- Staff from public administrations and institutions working on migration policies, social inclusion or international cooperation.
- Intercultural mediators, educators and social professionals who work in multicultural contexts and complex scenarios.
- Researchers, analysts, journalists and communication professionals interested in migration, human mobility and contemporary international challenges.
- Professionals who wish to specialize in social intervention, humanitarian project management and care for vulnerable groups.
- People interested in developing their career in areas related to integration, cultural diversity, cooperation and international protection.
The Master's in Migration and Refugee Assistance will allow you to develop your professional career in areas related to international migration, humanitarian action, social integration and international protection.
You will be able to work in:
- International organizations and agencies specializing in migration, refuge and humanitarian aid.
- Institutions and organizations linked to the United Nations, international cooperation and human rights.
- Public administrations and government entities related to migration policies, social inclusion and care for refugees.
- NGOs and humanitarian organizations that develop programs for reception, integration, intercultural mediation and support for vulnerable groups.
- International cooperation projects, social action and community development in multicultural contexts.
- Consulting firms, foundations and entities specializing in migration, cultural diversity and social intervention.
- Awareness programs, intercultural education and management of social and humanitarian projects.
The program provides practical tools and an international perspective geared towards professional intervention in increasingly complex social and humanitarian scenarios.
- Training with an international focus
Programs designed to respond to the current challenges of a global, digital and constantly transforming environment. - Learning oriented to professional reality
Acquire knowledge and skills applicable to real-world contexts in the political, institutional, and international spheres. - Teaching staff with active experience
Learn from professionals and specialists who currently work in institutions, companies, media and organizations in the sector. - Flexibility to study from anywhere
Choose the option that best suits your personal and professional situation: in person in Madrid or online from your country. - Double degree
Obtain the Instituto Séneca's own degree along with a university degree in accordance with the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).