DAS Humanitarian Action 2021
Information
Period
13 September 2021 - 10 December 2021Language
EnglishFormat
On-siteRegistration
Registration deadline
31 May 2021Fees:
Total fees: CHF 8’000.-
Deposit: (upon acceptance of admission): CHF 1'000.-
The payment of the registration fees can be made in several installments. If registration fees are not paid before the beginning of the course, access to the programme will not be allowed.
A limited number of scholarships - for tuition fees only - is available for this programme.
Contribution to the SDGs
Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will have developed a critical understanding of contemporary humanitarian action informed by academic scholarship, which will enable them to become better informed, and more aware and effective humanitarian practitioners, more autonomous in their decisions.
More specifically, at the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Understand the politico-historical foundations of humanitarianism, the changing nature of humanitarian crises and the various forms of humanitarian action.
• Widen their conception of humanitarianism by acknowledging the existence of other philanthropic, charity and faith-based endeavours
• Understand the ethical, normative and legal aspects of humanitarianism including the overlap between humanitarianism, militarism and sanctions
• Identify the various actors of humanitarian action and understand the political economy of the field
• Conceptualize humanitarianism as a distinct mode of governing and understand its link with border control policies and security regimes
Audience
Professional from other sectors who wishes to increase his understanding of the humanitarian sector for a potential career change
Graduate student with relevant volunteer or intern experience, looking to undertake a postgraduate course with a view to entering the humanitarian sector
Programme
The course is divided in five modules:
- M1: Humanitarianisms
- M2: Contexts, Actions and Consequences
- M3: Revisiting Vulnerability and Needs
- M4: Humanitarian Governance, Norms and Principles
- M5: The Humanitarians
The Diploma also includes the writing of a final dissertation to be presented by 31 January 2022.
Director(s)
Prof. Karl BLANCHET, Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, University of Geneva
Coordinator(s)
Diploma delivered jointly with
Location
Description
The core curriculum covers the following topics:
- History of humanitarianism
- Legal framework of humanitarian action
- Geopolitics and humanitarian action
- Values, ethics and moral problems
- From emergency to development ?
- Sociology of actors in humanitarian action
- Health in humanitarian emergencies
- Political economy of humanitarian action
- Vulnerability: evolving concept and new challenges
- Anthropology and intercultural approach in humanitarian action
- Communication and humanitarian action
- People management and humanitarian action
Location
Description
- Three research method weeks mandatory for all students
- One research method week mandatory for all students
Pedagogical method
- Lectures delivered by academics and experts
- Intercultural classroom settings
- Participatory programme
The DAS is taught in English. However, students are offered the alternative to take written tests and write their Diploma final paper in French.
Diploma awarded
Admission criteria
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent university degree, plus a minimum of five years of work experience in the humanitarian, social or development sector
- Hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent university degree, plus a minimum of two years of work experience in the humanitarian, social or development sector
- Post-graduate students with internship experience who wants to work in humanitarian action
- Excellent command of English. Students whose mother tongue is not English, who do not have secondary or post-secondary qualifications taught in English or who have not spent a minimum of one year studying full-time at a university level in English (please provide transcripts certifying that courses were delivered in English), must provide a certificate to prove their mastery of English (TOEFL/IELTS/CPE/CAE)
Number of participants
Course Coordinators:
Dr. Valérie Gorin
Dr. Sharon Weil
Pr. Davide Rodogno
Pr. Doris Schopper
Dr. Hugo Slim
Dr. Claudia Seymour
Dr. Nathalie Herlemont
Dr. Anne Golaz
Dr. Christophe Gironde
André Picot
Pr. Alessandro Monsutti
Jean-Marc Biquet
Claire Barthélémy
Contribution to the SDGs