Graduate Certificate of Humanitarian Assistance
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Humanitarian Assistance |
| Deakin course code | A567 |
| Course Credit Points | 4 |
| Course version | 1 |
| Faculty | |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2019 to 2025 |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Final Intake | Offered to continuing students only. The final intake to this course was in teaching period 1, 2025. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. |
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
Course sub-headings
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply specialised knowledge of the historical development of humanitarianism and relate this knowledge to the humanitarian contexts, through analysing current and future sector-wide trends and applying learning, sector standards and strategies to a range of complex national and international situations. |
| Communication | Communicate the theories and practices of humanitarian action and influence and engage a diverse variety of stakeholders to effect change. |
| Digital literacy | Select and apply communication technologies to conduct and critically analyse research, communicate findings and other information and build relationships to engage a diverse group of stakeholders. |
| Critical thinking | Review and critically analyse current local and political aid environments, synthesise knowledge from a variety of stakeholders and critically reflect on current and future humanitarian trends to propose solutions and prioritise actions. |
| Problem solving | Use creative and critical thinking and high level professional judgement to identify resources, to engage stakeholders, and to plan and evaluate a range of solutions and responses to complex humanitarian problems. |
| Self-management | Engage in critical self-reflection through independent learning, commitment to continuing professional development and through receiving feedback. |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly assessed |
| Global citizenship | Apply humanitarian principles and values, and actively engage in humanitarian operations across a variety of contexts taking into consideration cultural, social, political, economic, environmental and ethical issues. |
Approved at Faculty Board October 2018
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Humanitarian Assistance students must pass 4 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) to be completed in the first trimester of study
- 2 credit points of core units
- 2 credit points of course electives.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Note: This course is part-time only.
Course structure
Core
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Core Units
| AHL701 | Principles of Humanitarianism and Disaster Management |
| AHA716 | Refugees and Forced Migration |
ADH701 The Humanitarian World [No longer available for enrolment]
Course electives
Plus two credit points from the following list:
| AIR726 | Human Rights in World Politics |
| AIR707 | The United Nations and International Organisation |
| ADH714 | Gender, Race and Culture |
| ADH717 | Climate Change and Sustainability |
| ADS715 | Cross Cultural Communication and Practice |
| ADS723 | Monitoring and Evaluation |
AHA725 Project and Financial Management in Humanitarian Contexts [No longer available for enrolment]
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.