General provisions

The course is offered within the Master's Programme on International Humanitarian Action 60 credits.

The Course plan was established on 2006-04-07 by the Faculty board of the Faculty of Theology and is valid from 2006-09-01.

Entry requirements

The Intensive programme is only available to students admitted to the NOHA programme.

Aims

The aim is to bring students and staff together from all the participating universities to create a joint understanding of the work and challenges in the field of International Humanitarian Action.

Content

The course is the first component in the NOHA program and consists of an intensive 10 day course within the framework of the Socrates programme. It is an introduction to the program in general, a thematic introduction to the field of Humanitarian action and a presentation of the options available in the participating universities during the second semester in the NOHA programme.

Instruction

Teaching takes the form of seminars, workshops and lectures. The location of the intensive program varies from year to year among the participating universities.

Assessment

The Intensive programme will be examined through active attendance and a Paper of 2000 words to be handed in two weeks after the end of the IP. If a student fails to achieve the grade pass on the paper submitted she/he will have to write an extended paper equivalent to the ones written by students not attending the IP (se below). Grade: G (pass) as well as ETCS grades.

Other regulations

Normally the students will be offered food and accommodation for free during the IP by the NOHA network.

Should a student not be able to participate in the Intensive programme, a paper should be submitted, after consultation with the student's local NOHA examiner.