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Natural disasters, economic and social crises, wars and conflicts, and major epidemics have generated a growing need for humanitarian action.
The Master in Humanitarian Action aims to provide interdisciplinary training to professionals from various areas who work or wish to specialise in this area.
Students will acquire skills to manage projects in humanitarian scenarios, deal with cultural differences, lead teams, coordinate different actors and organisations in the field, as well as critically reflect on their own experiences.
The Master's in Humanitarian Action is a programme jointly managed by the School of Sociology and Public Policy and the Business School, actively involving the knowledge areas of the four Schools of Iscte. It aims to offer an integrative view of the challenges faced by Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions resulting from an integrated reflection of Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technology, and Management. The teaching staff consists of Iscte professors who are specialists in the areas they contribute to in the Master's in Humanitarian Action. The Master's also regularly includes the participation of active professionals in the field and organisations directly involved in the global humanitarian response.
The area of Humanitarian Action at Iscte has also promoted the International Conference Cycle in Humanitarian Action.
Upon completion of the 1st year of the master's, totalling 60 ECTS credits, a postgraduate diploma may be awarded at the student's request.
OBJECTIVES
Solid academic training in the areas of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery in humanitarian action;
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary training focused on the ability to critically analyse and develop responses/solutions for disaster, emergency, or ongoing humanitarian action situations;
Ability for critical, creative, and autonomous reflection on the impacts of interventions, supported by rigorous analytical tools and research techniques adapted to the academic aspect but also adjusted to the specific needs of the professional area.
The Master in Humanitarian Action is intended for:
Professionals working in humanitarian organisations or in public agencies with a connection to disaster relief or continued support and who want to develop and consolidate their knowledge in the humanitarian area;
People intending to work in humanitarian organisations or public agencies in connection with disaster relief or continued support and wishing to develop their knowledge in the humanitarian area;
Professionals in other areas who wish to acquire qualifications in the humanitarian area.
The Master in Humanitarian Action actively involves the areas of knowledge of the four Schools of the Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, and aims to offer an integrated vision of the challenges facing Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions that result from an multidisciplinary reflection on Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technologies, and Management.
Iscte also organizes an International Cycle of Conferences in Humanitarian Action. The 1st edition took place in the 2018/2019 academic year and the 2nd edition in the 2019/2020 academic year.
Following the completion of the 1st year of the Master's Degree, for a total of 60 ECTS credits, the student may be awarded a postgraduate diploma upon request.
Natural disasters, economic and social crises, wars and conflicts, and major epidemics have generated a growing need for humanitarian action.
The Master in Humanitarian Action aims to provide interdisciplinary training to professionals from various areas who work or wish to specialise in this area.
Students will acquire skills to manage projects in humanitarian scenarios, deal with cultural differences, lead teams, coordinate different actors and organisations in the field, as well as critically reflect on their own experiences.
The Master's in Humanitarian Action is a programme jointly managed by the School of Sociology and Public Policy and the Business School, actively involving the knowledge areas of the four Schools of Iscte. It aims to offer an integrative view of the challenges faced by Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions resulting from an integrated reflection of Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technology, and Management. The teaching staff consists of Iscte professors who are specialists in the areas they contribute to in the Master's in Humanitarian Action. The Master's also regularly includes the participation of active professionals in the field and organisations directly involved in the global humanitarian response.
The area of Humanitarian Action at Iscte has also promoted the International Conference Cycle in Humanitarian Action.
Upon completion of the 1st year of the master's, totalling 60 ECTS credits, a postgraduate diploma may be awarded at the student's request.
OBJECTIVES
Solid academic training in the areas of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery in humanitarian action;
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary training focused on the ability to critically analyse and develop responses/solutions for disaster, emergency, or ongoing humanitarian action situations;
Ability for critical, creative, and autonomous reflection on the impacts of interventions, supported by rigorous analytical tools and research techniques adapted to the academic aspect but also adjusted to the specific needs of the professional area.
The Master in Humanitarian Action is intended for:
Professionals working in humanitarian organisations or in public agencies with a connection to disaster relief or continued support and who want to develop and consolidate their knowledge in the humanitarian area;
People intending to work in humanitarian organisations or public agencies in connection with disaster relief or continued support and wishing to develop their knowledge in the humanitarian area;
Professionals in other areas who wish to acquire qualifications in the humanitarian area.
The Master in Humanitarian Action actively involves the areas of knowledge of the four Schools of the Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, and aims to offer an integrated vision of the challenges facing Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions that result from an multidisciplinary reflection on Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technologies, and Management.
Iscte also organizes an International Cycle of Conferences in Humanitarian Action. The 1st edition took place in the 2018/2019 academic year and the 2nd edition in the 2019/2020 academic year.
Following the completion of the 1st year of the Master's Degree, for a total of 60 ECTS credits, the student may be awarded a postgraduate diploma upon request.
Holder of a foreign higher academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a State that adheres to this process
Holder of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as fulfilling the objectives of a bachelor degree by the statutorily competent scientific body of Iscte
01 Apr 2025
2 Years
Sep
Domestic
2,700 EUR
International
3,300 EUR
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MSc in Humanitarian Action
Iscte Business School, Lisboa, Portugal
24 monthsProgramme duration
3,300 EURTuition Fee/year
01 Apr, 2025Application Deadline
Public PolicyMain Subject Area
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master in Humanitarian Action aims to provide interdisciplinary training to professionals from various areas who work or wish to specialise in this area.
Students will acquire skills to manage projects in humanitarian scenarios, deal with cultural differences, lead teams, coordinate different actors and organisations in the field, as well as critically reflect on their own experiences.
The Master's in Humanitarian Action is a programme jointly managed by the School of Sociology and Public Policy and the Business School, actively involving the knowledge areas of the four Schools of Iscte. It aims to offer an integrative view of the challenges faced by Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions resulting from an integrated reflection of Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technology, and Management. The teaching staff consists of Iscte professors who are specialists in the areas they contribute to in the Master's in Humanitarian Action. The Master's also regularly includes the participation of active professionals in the field and organisations directly involved in the global humanitarian response.
The area of Humanitarian Action at Iscte has also promoted the International Conference Cycle in Humanitarian Action.
Upon completion of the 1st year of the master's, totalling 60 ECTS credits, a postgraduate diploma may be awarded at the student's request.
OBJECTIVES
The Master in Humanitarian Action is intended for:
The Master in Humanitarian Action actively involves the areas of knowledge of the four Schools of the Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, and aims to offer an integrated vision of the challenges facing Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions that result from an multidisciplinary reflection on Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technologies, and Management.
Iscte also organizes an International Cycle of Conferences in Humanitarian Action. The 1st edition took place in the 2018/2019 academic year and the 2nd edition in the 2019/2020 academic year.
Following the completion of the 1st year of the Master's Degree, for a total of 60 ECTS credits, the student may be awarded a postgraduate diploma upon request.
Students that are interested to pursue a more international learning experience in Humanitarian Action may also apply to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Human Response. For more information, please consult Human Response – Erasmus Mundus Joint Master on Coordinated Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master in Humanitarian Action aims to provide interdisciplinary training to professionals from various areas who work or wish to specialise in this area.
Students will acquire skills to manage projects in humanitarian scenarios, deal with cultural differences, lead teams, coordinate different actors and organisations in the field, as well as critically reflect on their own experiences.
The Master's in Humanitarian Action is a programme jointly managed by the School of Sociology and Public Policy and the Business School, actively involving the knowledge areas of the four Schools of Iscte. It aims to offer an integrative view of the challenges faced by Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions resulting from an integrated reflection of Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technology, and Management. The teaching staff consists of Iscte professors who are specialists in the areas they contribute to in the Master's in Humanitarian Action. The Master's also regularly includes the participation of active professionals in the field and organisations directly involved in the global humanitarian response.
The area of Humanitarian Action at Iscte has also promoted the International Conference Cycle in Humanitarian Action.
Upon completion of the 1st year of the master's, totalling 60 ECTS credits, a postgraduate diploma may be awarded at the student's request.
OBJECTIVES
The Master in Humanitarian Action is intended for:
The Master in Humanitarian Action actively involves the areas of knowledge of the four Schools of the Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, and aims to offer an integrated vision of the challenges facing Humanitarian Action in the 21st century. It allows professionals and students to find solutions that result from an multidisciplinary reflection on Social Sciences, Public Policy, Technologies, and Management.
Iscte also organizes an International Cycle of Conferences in Humanitarian Action. The 1st edition took place in the 2018/2019 academic year and the 2nd edition in the 2019/2020 academic year.
Following the completion of the 1st year of the Master's Degree, for a total of 60 ECTS credits, the student may be awarded a postgraduate diploma upon request.
Students that are interested to pursue a more international learning experience in Humanitarian Action may also apply to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Human Response. For more information, please consult Human Response – Erasmus Mundus Joint Master on Coordinated Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement.
Admission Requirements
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