Core Modules

The program is made up of four advanced modules. Courses are offered in one-, two- and four-week intensive sessions in various locations around the world. Two credits are attributed to each week, and participants must complete eight total credits in each of the program’s four topic modules.

MODULE 1
International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA)

An intensive four-week program, this module offers students a broad overview of humanitarian assistance through lectures, case studies and group exercises. Completion of this diploma is a requirement for admission to the master’s degree program.

**Completion of the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance is a prerequisite to applying to the Master's in International Humanitarian Assistance

MODULE 2
International Diploma in Operational Humanitarian Assistance (IDOHA)

Designed to deepen students’ understanding of humanitarian operations, this module explores the theoretical and practical implications of the evolving humanitarian institutional environment. Each of the module’s four courses includes lectures on research methods.

Required Courses
Humanitarian Logistics
Community Participation in Emergency Response
Humanitarian Negotiators Training Course

Elective Courses

Forced Migration 

Gender
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law 
Mental Health in Complex Emergencies 
Communications and Media in Humanitarian Affairs 

Civil Military Cooperation

MODULE 3
International Diploma in the Management of Humanitarian Action (IDMHA)

As students continue to explore how different humanitarian organizations work together, this module provides them with practical humanitarian management skills through a framework of ethical issues that often arise in humanitarian action.

Required Courses

Leadership & Management of Humanitarian Action
Ethics and Advocacy in Humanitarian Action 
Accountability in Humanitarian Action

MODULE 4
International Diploma in Humanitarian Leadership (IHDL)

Focused on disaster and crisis management, this module examines a number of strategic initiatives to improve the analysis, mitigation, response and delivery of humanitarian assistance, while also exploring the historical bases of humanitarian action. A master’s thesis is required.

Required Courses
Disaster Crisis Management 
Strategic Issues in Humanitarian Affairs
Master’s Thesis Research Seminar