International Humanitarian Action, Master 1 subject

  • ​​What is humanitarian action?
  • Which humanitarian action principles and policies are currently in effect on an international level?
  • What are the legal foundations of humanitarian interventions?
  • How can humanitarian action be efficiently organised and implemented in a crisis or emergency?
  • How can the impacts of humanitarian disasters and crises on public health be reduced?

Steckbrief

Abschluss
Master of Arts
Beginn
Wintersemester
Dauer
4 Semester
Unterrichtssprache
English
Kosten
12.000 Euro
Admission
Not restricted, application at the faculty required
Information on enrollment/application for German applicants

Information on enrollment/application for German applicants

Application information for international applicants

Application information for international applicants

Worum geht's?
Dieser Studiengang ist einzigartig, weil ...
the Master’s degree programme Humanitarian Action is a Joint European Master’s Degree that provides an excellent inter-university and interdisciplinary academic qualification for people who are working or wish to work in the field of humanitarian action. The Humanitarian Action Master’s degree combines scientifically sound theoretical expertise and practical skills; it is supported by the renowned Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA), which is backed by ten European universities.
Er bietet eine Vertiefung in den Bereichen ...
  • Humanitarian action management
  • Humanitarian international law
  • International relations in humanitarian action
  • Public health/medicine in humanitarian action
  • Anthropology in humanitarian action
  • International organisations in humanitarian emergencies
Zu wem passt's?
Wer diesen Studiengang studieren möchte,
 
have:
  • experience (internship, volunteering etc.) in the field of humanitarian action or in related fields
enjoy:
  • interdisciplinary questions and issues in an international environment
struggle through:
  • interdisciplinary requirements and a labour and time-consuming degree course
Dieser Studiengang ist für Absolvent*innen der folgenden Fächer geeignet
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • International relations/political science
  • Sociology/social science
  • Anthropology/ethnology
  • Psychology
  • Management/economics
  • Geography/regional science
  • Communication and media science
Wer einen Abschluss in diesem Studiengang hat, arbeitet häufig
  • in UN organisations
  • in non-governmental organisations
  • in governmental organisations
  • in international organisations
  • in academic and research organisations
Und sonst?
Ein Praktikum ...

is recommended. It is done prior to the degree course/during the degree course.
Dauer: at least 2 months

Ein Auslandsaufenthalt ... is mandatory. It is done in the 2nd semester.
Dauer: 4-5 months
Wer hilft?