New Masters in Humanitarian Action launched

A new Master of Arts in Humanitarian Action is being offered by the University’s Department of International Relations for people who work in, or aspire to work in humanitarian agencies, aid institutions, NGOs, private foundations, government agencies or large corporations with in-house development/outreach work, and think-tanks/research centres focusing on humanitarian and development cooperation.

The programme, which can be followed either on a full-time or part-time basis, will give students a comprehensive understanding of the variety of humanitarian and more long-term responses to crises across the globe; how such responses are shaped and what consequences they have; the institutional and legal framework for humanitarian action; medical and public health aspects of humanitarian action; problems and challenges with contemporary humanitarian action; and in-depth knowledge of several sub-fields of humanitarian and development cooperation.

For more information visit www.um.edu.mt/arts/int-relations/mahumanitarianaction or e-mail course coordinator Anna Khakee on anna.khakee@um.edu.mt.