Beslut och riktlinjer

The programme is a Masters Programme in International Humanitarian Action within the framework of the Socrates programme and part of a cooperation between the universities of Universidad de Deusto, Spain, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Université Aix-Marseille, France, University College Dublin, Ireland, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, and Uppsala University.

The acronym NOHA (Network on Humanitarian Action) is officially connected to the programme.

The programme is given in cooperation with the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO).

The degree programme is based at the Department of Theology and is carried out in cooperation with several departments at Uppsala university that have relevant research and teaching capacities within the disciplines of law, peace and conflict, cultural anthropology, management and women’s and children’s health in relation to humanitarian action. The programme is multi-disciplinary.

The structure of the programme was agreed on 2009-01-28 the board of the Faculty of Theology in compliance with the guidelines of the International NOHA Association.

Behörighetskrav

Examen på grundnivå om minst 180 hp

Dessutom krävs kunskaper i engelska motsvarande En B. Med en svensk kandidatexamen uppfyller du kravet på engelska. Annars brukar engelskkunskaper intygas genom ett internationellt erkänt prov:

• IELTS: sammanlagt betyg på 6,5 och ingen del mindre än 5,5
• TOEFL: pappersprov – 4,5 poäng (av högst 6) på skriftliga delen och sammanlagt 575; Internetprov – 20 poäng (av högst 30) på skriftliga delen och sammanlagt 93
• Cambridge: CAE, CPE

Kunskaper i andra språk och praktisk erfarenhet inom humanitärt bistånd rekommenderas.

Syfte

The Master Programme in International Humanitarian Action aims to provide students the competences and skills needed to work in different areas of the humanitarian field. The programme has a special focus on how to make independent, critical and constructive contributions to both humanitarian policies and the implementation of humanitarian activities. It also aims to provide the student with empirical data, methods and theoretical perspectives based on contemporary research relevant for the humanitarian field. A student who graduates from the programme can take on different professional roles such as project manager, policy analyst or desk officer in NGO's and governmental organisations.

Mål

• a broad understanding of the humanitarian action field
• a good knowledge of ethical standards and principles relevant for humanitarian relief work
• a deep understanding of specific perspectives on the humanitarian phenomena including: Anthropological, Geopolitical, Legal, Public Health, Managerial and Ethical perspectives
• an ability to systematically analyse and assess a complex humanitarian crisis with the help of several relevant perspectives
• an ability to understand and apply methods relevant for the humanitarian field
• a capacity to present information and analysis orally and in written
• an ability to relate general models, theories or concepts to specific cases and situations
• a capacity to make realistic self-evaluations in relation to current competences and different tasks
• a capacity to learn from relevant feedback from others
• an ability to work as a productive member of a multi-cultural team during an international exchange semester

Programmets uppläggning

The programme consists of the following courses:

First semester 30 HP/30 ECTS

• THE INTENSIVE PROGRAMME, 5 hp/5 ECTS
• INTERNATIONAL LAW IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION, 5 hp/5 ECTS
• GEOPOLITICS IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION, 5 hp/5 ECTS
• ANTHROPOLOGY IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION, 5 hp/ 5 ECTS
• PUBLIC HEALTH IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION, 5 hp/5 ECTS
• MANAGEMENT, 5 hp/5 ECTS

Second semester 30 HP/30 ECTS (Refers only to incoming students. Uppsala students must to go on mobility to another NOHA member university)

• CONFLICT AND PEACE-BUILDING, 15 hp/15 ECTS
• RELIGION, 5 hp/ 5 ECTS
• ADVANCED MANAGEMENT, 5 hp/ 5 ECTS
• METHODOLOGY, 5 hp/ 5 ECTS

Third semester 30 hp /30 ECTS

• INTERNSHIP, 15 hp/15 ECTS plus one of the following three options
• LITERATURE COURSES, 15 HP/15 ECTS
• RESEARCH TRACK, 15 HP/15 ECTS (selection of students for a limited number of positions) NYTT
• OTHER RELEVANT COURSE(S) FROM A UNIVERSITY, MAX 15 HP/15 ECTS

Fourth semester 30 HP/30 ECTS

• MASTER THESIS, 30 hp/30 ECTS

Examen

All students with a minimum first degree of three years of full-time study can after completion of 120 hp/120 ECTS including a Master Thesis, apply for a Master of Arts in Theology, with main area of studies in International Humanitarian Action 120 ECTS, from Uppsala University. Those students, who have done their second semester in another university within the network, can apply for a double degree.