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Master of Humanitarian Assistance

Course summary for current students

Award granted	Master of Humanitarian Assistance
Campus	Off campus   - with compulsory short intensive classes (includes four days in November plus four days in March the following year) held on-campus at the Warrnambool Campus.
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Deakin course code	A757
New course commencing Trimester 3 (November) 2013.

Course sub-headings

• Course overview
• Fees and charges
• Course rules
• Course structure

Course overview

The Master of Humanitarian Assistance provides the opportunity for those working in or wishing to work in the humanitarian sector to gain an industry-relevant, formal qualification.

 

Combining theory and practice, the course is delivered using both Deakin’s interactive online education (cloud learning) and intensive, on-campus practice-based units. This, combined with action-based research in the field, will enable you to be an effective and highly skilled worker in the sector, both in Australia and internationally.

 

You will also be able to capitalise on Deakin’s strong partnerships with relevant international non-government organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, other locally-based NGOs, government agencies such as AusAID and other relevant participants in the sector.

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Fees and charges

Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.

 

Please be aware:

• Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
• Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
• Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services

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Course rules

To qualify for the Master of Humanitarian Assistance, students must successfully complete 16 credit points of study comprising six credit points of core units plus 10 credit points of elective units.

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Course structure

Core units

Students to complete the following 6 core units (6 credit points of study):

Trimester 3 and Trimester 1

AHL701

The Humanitarian World (X)

 

Trimester 3

AHA724

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Humanitarian Contexts   (commencing November 2014)

AHA725

Project and Financial Management in Humanitarian Contexts   (commencing November 2014)

 

Trimester 1

AHA721

Overview of Humanitarian Action   (commencing March 2014)

AHA722

Key Issues in Humanitarian Contexts   (commencing March 2014)

 

Trimester 2

AHA723

Human Resource Management in Humanitarian Contexts (X)  (commencing July 2014)

 

 

Elective units

 

Students to select 10 credit points of study from any of coursework, internship, research units listed below:

Coursework

Trimester 1

AID711

Non-government Organisations and Development (X)

AID712

Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods (X)

ASS705

Anthropology of Poverty and Development (X)

Trimester 2

AID714

Gender and Development (X)

AID735

Conflict Resolution and Development (X)

AID740

Participatory Approaches to Development (X)

ASD716

Humanitarian Settlement (X)

 

Trimester 3

ASD715

Cross Cultural Communication and Practice (X)

 

Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3

AID721

Professional Practice in Community and International Development Studies (X)  (2 credit points)

 

Internship

Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3

AID753

International and Community Development Internship (X)  (2 credit points)

AHA726

Humanitarian Assistance Internship   (4 credit points) (commencing March 2015)

 

Research
For students wishing to undertake a PhD pathway:

Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3

AIX702

Dissertation A (X)  (2 credit points)

AIX703

Dissertation B (X)  (2 credit points)