Universities Ireland University College Dublin Courses MSc Humanitarian Action

MSc Humanitarian Action
at University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 12,000
Country Rank#2
Duration24 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 100

Program Overview

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme in International Humanitarian Action is an inter-university multidisciplinary postgraduate programme that provides high quality academic education and professional competencies for personnel working or intending to work in the area of humanitarian action.

This Masters offers students the opportunity to grow both academically and professionally within the field of crisis relief and development. Offering access to a worldwide professional network, the NOHA Masters is an inter-university and multidisciplinary postgraduate programme that combines the provision of high quality academic education with skills and competencies needed to work in the area of humanitarian action and related areas. It is a postgraduate course which aims to develop skilled professionals who have both the theoretical and practical knowledge needed out in the field.

Course Content
Optional Modules Stage 1
- Evidence-based Community Resilience: Applied Research Design
  HACT40010
- Linking Localisation with Humanitarian Management
  HACT40020
- Addressing GBV in Emergencies
  HACT40100
- Legal Dimensions of HA
  HACT40110
- World Politics and HA
  HACT40120
- Social Anthropology
  HACT40130
- Public Health
  HACT40140
- Management in HA
  HACT40150
- Intensive Programme
  HACT40160
- Work Placement in HA
  HACT40180
- Regional Training in HA
  HACT40190
- Minor Thesis in HA 30cr
  HACT40210
- Orientation Period - Aix
  HACT40390
- Orientation Period - Deusto
  HACT40410
- Orientation Period - Groningen
  HACT40420
- Orientation Period - Bochum
  HACT40430
- Orientation Period - Uppsala
  HACT40440
- Orientation Period-Warsaw
  HACT40660
- Orientation Period- Malta
  HACT40710
Entry Requirement
Admission may be granted to applicants who meet the following entry requirements and common minimum eligibility criteria:
- All applicants must follow the joint application procedure as established by the NOHA+ consortium. Please contact the Programme Director for more information.
- Candidates must have obtained, as a minimum, a university first cycle degree (Bachelor, EQF level 6) in a discipline of relevance to humanitarian action (medical sciences, foods sciences, economics and management, engineering, law, social sciences, education sciences, humanities).
- Candidates are required to have a recognised qualification in the language(s) of instruction of the universities they plan to attend - English is the language of instruction in all universities during all semester except for Aix-Marseilles (French - 1st & 2nd Semester) and Deusto (Spanish - 1st semester only).
IELTS

Taught Master's: A minimum overall score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. The non-academic version is not accepted.

TOEFL

Taught Master's: A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section.
Fees & Scholarships
Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 12,000
Career Prospect
Some 3,500 NOHA graduates currently work in the field of humanitarian relief and international co-operation. They hold various positions of responsibility in humanitarian relief and international co-operation for organisations and institutions in the field and at HQs globally.

Such positions include programme managers, protection officers, field/country directors, delegates, emergency team leaders, administrators, researchers, academics and consultants.

Cost Of Studying At University College Dublin

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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MSc Humanitarian Action at University College Dublin