Master of Humanitarian Assistance

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2024 course information
Award granted	Master of Humanitarian Assistance
Deakin course code	A767
Faculty	Faculty of Arts and Education
Campus	Burwood (Melbourne), Online For students who commenced prior to 2024 only
Duration	1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	099595E Burwood (Melbourne)
This course includes a compulsory 5-day intensive class in Trimester 2 held at Deakin University Burwood campus for both campus and online students. There is also elective unit that contains an intensive in Trimester 3 held at a Deakin University campus for both campus and online students.
The final intake to this course was in 2023. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive.

Course sub-headings

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Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Critique the historical development of the humanitarian system and apply the key principles, exemplary practices and sector standards to current humanitarian context, both national and international, with particular focus on coordination, resilient communities, risk management, emergency responses, recovery strategies
Communication	Integrate, analyse, synthesise and evaluate the theory and practice of humanitarian action and communicate to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences through reports, briefings, essays, case studies, and oral presentations.
Digital literacy	Research, analyse, report and communicate complex information via the employment of a range of sectors specialised and generic technological modes to a wide variety of audiences including humanitarian, professional and scholarly communities.
Critical thinking	Investigate, critically analyse, synthesise and report on issues facing contemporary humanitarian scenarios in light of established concepts, practice and design and develop actions, solutions and strategies to address them.
Problem solving	Apply initiative, creativity and intellectual rigor in researching, identifying, planning, implementing, managing people and processes and evaluating proposed innovative responses to complex situations and problems encountered in a range of humanitarian emergencies, locally and globally.
Self-management	Plan, organise and perform as an independent and reflective practitioner in the field as well as in the system generally, demonstrating a commitment to continuing professional development, scholarly research and professional contribution.
Teamwork	Contribute to the achievement of team goals and cohesiveness in diverse humanitarian emergency scenarios, humanitarian planning, implementation projects and research projects through active and constructive participation and contributions to resolving impasses and conflict.
Global citizenship	Adopt a number of roles, in an efficacious and ethical manner, in a broad range of humanitarian operations across diverse cultural, social, political, economic and environmental spectrums.
Approved by Faculty Board November 2018

Course rules

To qualify for the Master of Humanitarian Assistance, students must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising

DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit);
3 credit points of core units
5 credit points of study from one of the Minor Thesis, Research Paper, or Professional Experience Pathways.