Master of Humanitarianism and Development
Master of Humanitarianism and Development
Study the Master of Humanitarianism and Development to develop a deeper understanding of the challenges facing the planet. Extend your theoretical knowledge and enhance your specialist and practical skills in international development, crisis and disaster response, humanitarian responses, and community development. You’ll gain insights into the histories, causes, interconnections, and…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Study the Master of Humanitarianism and Development to develop a deeper understanding of the challenges facing the planet. Extend your theoretical knowledge and enhance your specialist and practical skills in international development, crisis and disaster response, humanitarian responses, and community development.
You’ll gain insights into the histories, causes, interconnections, and multiple impacts of the many crises facing the world. You’ll also learn about community-led approaches to these issues that are occurring locally and across the globe. By identifying the challenges and successes of these strategies you’ll understand how communities create new and far-reaching methods and processes for addressing social, political and environmental problems.
The Master of Humanitarianism and Development is designed with industry consultation and taught by pioneering academics.
An opportunity to specialise in one of the following streams is available:
Disasters and Community Resilience, Community Development, International Development, Humanitarianism, Professional Practice.
Do you want to contribute to a better future for the many, not the few?
This course builds on the practical connections between immediate disaster and humanitarian relief and the longer-term issues associated with international and community development. You’ll examine critical issues from climate change to poverty, hunger, homelessness, racism, culture, and forced migration and learn how to build practical and just solutions.
You’ll explore transformational change, examine the power relations between the global north and global south, and consider the overarching climate crisis, alongside geopolitical tensions. Above all, you’ll look at historic and contemporary community-led approaches to social justice, development, and humanitarianism, studying their successes, limitations, and new possibilities.
The Master of Humanitarianism and Development attracts students committed to social justice and equity, and those who wish to create enabling environments for addressing multiple modern-day crises.
You’ll choose from a variety of elective units. This allows you to focus on your career goals and development. Some of your elective unit options include:
Food and Water Security
Refugees and Forced Migration
Culture Arts and Community
Humanitarian Knowledge and Principles
Monitoring and Evaluation
Graduates of the Master of Humanitarianism and Development will acquire a diverse skill set, including:
project management
data analysis and research methodologies for evidence-based decision making
critical thinking and problem solving
advocacy and policy analysis for influencing positive change
cross- cultural communication skills.
You’ll have the opportunity to study and network online, on campus, or mixed mode, full-time or part-time. Take advantage of industry experiences and international experiences available. Our in-person intensives provide wonderful further opportunities to meet your peers, industry experts and academic staff.
Career outcomes
Some of the areas you might obtain work as a graduate of this course include:
Government
Not-for-profit
Policy and advocacy roles
Program and partnership roles
National and Local non-government organisations
Community development agencies
Emergency management
Private sector
Social enterprise
Consultant
UN and associated agencies, including UNICEF, UNDP, UNOCHA, World Food program, and many other agencies
Military and civil/military partnerships
Universities
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Deakin University is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide (ARWU).  It is a global leader in many areas of study including accounting and finance, business, engineering, education, nursing, sport science, and sport management. It is known for its industry-based learning, with all degrees offering the opportunity for work placements. Deakin has four campuses across the state of Victoria, offering high-quality teaching and first-rate facilities.  Our students love studying here – that is why Deakin University has been ranked #1 for course and student satisfaction in Victoria for 13 years (Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2022 (GOS)).
