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Master of Humanitarian Assistance

  • Masters (Coursework)

Intractable conflicts, climate disasters and pandemics - these are just a few of the challenges humanity currently faces. It's clear that in the 21st century, the need for humanitarian aid has never been greater.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Course Code
A767, 099595E

About this course

Intractable conflicts, climate disasters and pandemics - these are just a few of the challenges humanity currently faces. It's clear that in the 21st century, the need for humanitarian aid has never been greater. But it's no longer enough to assume our current practices can address these complex challenges. We need new humanitarian aid leaders, who can envision and enact a better version of the field.

Are you ready to help build a more sustainable and equitable humanitarian aid system?

Deakin's Master of Humanitarian Assistance offers you the unique opportunity to gain practical skills through simulated experiences while exploring and analysing the role and function of humanitarian aid today. This dual focus ensures you graduate prepared to make a difference on the ground, and with the critical perspective and capability to introduce new ideas and improvements into the sector.

The course is delivered by Deakin from the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, a collaborative venture between Deakin and Save the Children that combines good humanitarian practice with academic rigour and seeks to address the power balance that can be created and perpetuated by even well-meaning aid.

Explore the practice and theory of community-based solutions to forced displacement, needs assessment and emergency response planning, and national and international disaster risk reduction and recovery. A research unit gives you the opportunity to further explore issues of interest.

Through networking opportunities embedded in the course, you can also capitalise on Deakin's strong partnerships with international non-government organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, other locally based NGOs, government agencies such as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other relevant stakeholders.

Graduate with the skills to contribute abroad, at home, or in still-developing avenues.

Career pathways

Job opportunities for humanitarian assistance graduates exist in government and non-government agencies concerned with the provision of all aspects of emergency and humanitarian responses including service provision, logistical support, communications, program management and support, community engagement and support, funding, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.

Some of the roles you might obtain, depending on your previous experience, include:

  • community engagement specialist
  • education adviser
  • grants manager
  • NGO program director.

For more information go to DeakinTALENT

Course structure

To qualify for the Master of Humanitarian Assistance, students must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising

  • AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit);
  • 3 credit points of core units
  • 5 credit points of study from one of the Minor Thesis, Research Paper, or Professional Experience Pathways.

4

Core units

4

Research/Electives

8

Total units

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at Deakin University.
90.6%
Overall satisfaction
80.2%
Skill scale
81.3%
Teaching scale
80.6%
Employed full-time
$80.6k
Average salary