17 Master Degrees in Humanitarian Assistance 2024
Global Master of Arts in in Humanitarian Assistance & Crisis Management (Full-Time)
SIT Graduate Institute
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- Amman, Jordan
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Political upheaval, natural disasters, forced displacement, public health emergencies, and other major events have resulted in humanitarian crises on a massive scale. Through excursions, fieldwork, and experiential learning across at least three continents, this program gives you hands-on, graduate-level training in humanitarian assistance and crisis management.
- Dublin, Ireland
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MSc Humanitarian Action has evolved over a 25-year period and is distinguished by its interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral and international nature. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted societies globally. It has exposed the vulnerabilities and fragility of our existence.
- Groningen, Netherlands
Full time
24 months
On-Campus
English
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.
Master in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
Instituto Séneca - Centro Internacional de Postgrado
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- Madrid, Spain
Full time, Part time
12 months
Distance Learning
Spanish
The Seneca Institute's Master's in Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid is a program designed to train professionals in these areas, both to fill positions in non-governmental organizations and to work as civil servants in international organizations.
- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
Distance Learning
Humanitarian crises due to armed conflict, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and other causes are major contributors to ill health and vulnerability worldwide. The persisting effects of crises on health and health systems can undermine decades of social development.
- Helsinki, Finland
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The Master’s Programme in Humanitarian Logistics provides you with a distinct competitive edge by applying logistics and supply chain management concepts to the humanitarian context. This is achieved through relevant coursework, real-world examples from practicing humanitarian logisticians, and projects with organizations like the Finnish Red Cross and the UN.
- Online
Part time
20 months
Distance Learning
English
Position yourself for leadership and success in the humanitarian field with a master’s degree you can earn online in just 20 months from the Kroc School of Peace Studies.
- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MSc Humanitarianism, Aid & Conflict builds on the strength of existing expertise in violence, conflict and global development within the Department of Development Studies and SOAS in general. The programme is designed to provide students with analytical training and an in-depth understanding of the challenges of contemporary humanitarian aid, its interaction with conflict and development and new directions in the field. The programme presents students with comprehensive knowledge of the history of the architecture of aid in humanitarian contexts, key local, regional and international actors, and engages with theoretical, conceptual and policy debates relating to the political and logistical challenges of the global responses to conflict, natural disasters and complex emergencies, the diverse range of critiques that have been made of it, emerging innovations, context-specific challenges and agendas from the Global South. In this unique programme is specifically designed to allow students to focus on and develop a wide-ranging knowledge of the field and the tools to critically engage with the pressing questions of power dynamics, politics, accountability, security and access that are facing the humanitarian organisations, academics and local communities today.
- Aarhus, Denmark
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Human Security is a unique interdisciplinary Master’s Program and the first of its kind in Europe. Over your two years of study you will learn several approaches to human security and you will achieve a deep understanding of conflicts and ecosystems all over the world. You will learn to analyse and you will learn how to intervene in settings comprising complex and interwoven social, environmental, economic, and political factors. At the same time you will develop the ability to carry out an informed and critical analytical assessment of human and environmental safety by combining scientific theories with real-life experiences.
- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
On-Campus
English
How can (and should) we talk about the challenges and possibilities for development in the 21st century? This degree examines how 21st century development has become a site of struggle, one where new forms of politics and theory have emerged.
- Paris, France
Full time
1 year
Blended
French
Cette formation associe l’expertise en analyse stratégique et géopolitique de l’IRIS et l’expérience d’ONG et d’acteurs reconnus de la solidarité internationale. Elle vise à développer les connaissances et compétences au cœur du métier de manager humanitaire. Celles-ci s’acquièrent en travaillant sur des projets en partenariat avec des acteurs des secteurs de l’humanitaire et du développement. Depuis 2014, une quarantaine d’organisations ont déjà soumis aux étudiants une soixantaine de projets. La formation est dispensée en présentiel avec un tronc commun assorti de trois parcours, et à distance en blended learning.
- Mexico City, Mexico
On-Campus
Develop leadership competence in the management of teams that manage activities in times of crisis. Our institution has developed, in conjunction with the National Disaster and Emergency Assistance Committee, CADENA AC ., The Master’s Degree in Leadership for International Humanitarian Action, with the aim of transforming realities through the training.
- 135, Spain
On-Campus
English
The Sustainable Humanitarian Actions Masters from DIHAD Humanitarian College is an innovative program to empower, promote, and train future humanitarian entrepreneurs with sustainable mindsets while enhancing their skills and knowledge. The program focuses on key elements in sustainable humanitarian action and response that will empower students to implement, enhance, and design humanitarian projects and programs from a sustainable perspective, and to lead international organisations with a sustainable action mindset.
- Headington, United Kingdom
Part time
30 months
Distance Learning
English
Our Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding MA is aimed at practitioners already working in these fields, but also those working in related areas.
- Robina, Australia
Full time
On-Campus
English
The Master of International Relations program is an innovative, forward-looking program that is attuned to the dynamics of the globalising world and its multiple diplomatic channels.