University of Groningen
MA International Humanitarian Action (120 EC)
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
24 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The NOHA participation fees are €12,000 for the entire two-year programme.
Introduction
What are the dominant issues in humanitarian action? What is the so-called aid industry? And can professionalization prevent dependence on aid? Find out in this Program.
The 120 ECTS Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree Master in International Humanitarian Action is an inter-university multidisciplinary master. It provides high quality academic education and professional competencies for personnel working or intending to work in the area of humanitarian action. It is offered by 8 European universities in the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Malta, France and Poland. The students can follow the regional training (3rd semester) in various global universities.
Interdisciplinary, multicultural and multilingual teaching and training by inter faculty members, a combination of in-house experts and field-experienced guest lecturers.In this Program you will learn to evaluate humanitarian emergencies. You will study the causes of conflicts and different coping strategies for conflicts and disasters, assess intervention and reconstruction Programs. Also, practical skills are acquired such as management skills and cross-cultural communication skills. Graduates have the capacity to act at all levels of humanitarian relief operations and to function in a variety of ways to enhance professional delivery of assistance and sustainable actions.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- Intensive program in Humanitarian Action
- World Politics and Humanitarian Action
- Social and Medical Sciences in Humanitarian Action
- Legal Dimensions of Humanitarian Action
- Management in Humanitarian Action
- Advanced Management in Humanitarian Action
- Humanitarian Analysis and Intervention Design (H-AID)
- Methodology and Research Methods in Humanitarian Studies
Year 2
- Career Development Training
- Regional Training Track
- Work Placement Track
- Master Thesis
Program Outcome
Credits: 120 ECTS
MA in International Relations
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
More than a decade of experience has proved the Network's commitment and capacity to educate and train highly committed and interdisciplinary persons who can act at all levels of humanitarian relief operations and who can function in a variety of ways to enhance the delivery of humanitarian assistance and sustainable actions.
Some 3,500 graduated professionals work in the field of humanitarian relief and international co-operation. They hold various positions of responsibility in all kinds of international and national NGOs, institutions, agencies and government both in the field and at headquarters level all around the world. Such positions include Program managers, protection officers, field/country directors, emergency team leaders, administrators, researchers, academics, and consultants.
Job examples
- protection officers
- consultants
- researchers
- field/country directors
- emergency team leaders
- Program managers