1ST YEAR
1st semester
Core Courses
| No. | Course name | ECTS | Form of class | Type of examination | Number of hours | Course status | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intensive Programme | 5 | Lecture & Seminar | Graded pass | 60 (7 days intensive course) | Obligatory | Read more |
| 2 | World Politics and Humanitarian Action | 5 | Lecture | Exam | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 3 | Legal Dimensions of Humanitarian Action | 5 | Lecture | Exam | 60 | Obligatory | Download |
| 4 | Public health in humanitarian action | 5 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 5 | Management in humanitarian action | 5 | Lecture | Exam | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 6 | Anthropology and Intercultural Aspects of Humanitarian Action | 5 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
2nd semester
Orientation period
Students whose home university is UW choose path (specialty) offered by one of the NOHA partner universities| No. | Course name | ECTS | Form of class | Type of examination | Number of hours | Course status | Language | Details/ Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legal and Geopolitical Approach of Humanitarian Action Aix-Marseille Université, France | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | French | Read more |
| 2 | Humanitarian Analysis and Intervention Design University of Groningen, Netherlands | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | English | Read more |
| 3 | Law and Leadership in Humanitarian Action Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | English | Read more |
| 4 | Protection in Humanitarian Action Universidad de Deusto, Spain | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | Spanish/English | Read more |
| 5 | Forced Migration and Human Security L'Università ta Malta (UM), Malta | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | English | Read more |
| 6 | Societies in Transition University College Dublin, Ireland | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | English | Read more |
| 7 | Conflict, Peace-building and Religion Uppsala Universitet, Sweden | 30 | Lecture & Seminar | --- | --- | Restricted choice | English | Read more |
Programme for the students incoming from other NOHA universities: Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Action
| No. | Course name | ECTS | Form of class | Type of examination | Number of hours | Course status | Language | Details/ Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformation of war - characteristics of contemporary armed conflicts | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| 2 | Contemporary peace and stability operations | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| 3 | Protection of civilians in armed conflicts | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| 4 | Prevention of human rights atrocities | 4 | Lecture | Exam | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| 5 | Reconciliation in a post-conflict society | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| 6 | Methodology and methods in humanitarian studies | 5 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| Advanced management | ||||||||
| 7 | Establishment of a humanitarian organisation - administrative issues | 2 | Lecture | Exam | 15 | Obligatory | English | Download |
| 8 | Labour law in humanitarian action | 3 | Lecture | Exam | 30 | Obligatory | English | Download |
Stage requirements
In order to complete 1st Year, 60 ECTS needed:
- 30 ECTS for obligatory modules
- 30 ECTS for restricted choice modules
2ND YEAR
3rd semester
Regional perspective - Eastern Europe
| No. | Course name | ECTS | Form of class | Type of examination | Number of hours | Course status | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Analysing humanitarian action in the regional context | |||||||
| 1 | Conflicts and crises in Eastern Europe | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 2 | Economy and foreign policy of Eastern European countries | 4 | Lecture | Exam | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 3 | EU Eastern Policy | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 4 | Food in Humanitarian Action | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| (II) Experiencing regional humanitarian action | |||||||
| 5 | Forensics in Humanitarian Action - Simulation exercise | 4 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Obligatory | Download |
| 6 | Internship | 10 | Graded pass | Open choice | Read more | ||
4th semester
Research & Thesis
| No. | Course name | ECTS | Form of class | Type of examination | Number of hours | Course status | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master Thesis | 30 | Seminar | Graded pass | 30 | Restricted choice | Read more |
Stage requirements
In order to complete 2nd Year, 60 ECTS needed:
- 30 ECTS for obligatory modules
- 10 ECTS for open choice modules
- 20 ECTS for restricted choice modules
