Humanitarian Action

Le Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles et elle équivaut à au moins 30 crédits ECTS.

Le Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles et elle équivaut à au moins 60 crédits ECTS.

Programme DAS

The course is divided in five modules (Residential course in Geneva):

• M1: Humanitarianisms
• M2: Contexts, Actions and Consequences
• M3: Revisiting Vulnerability and Needs
• M4: Humanitarian Governance, Norms and Principles
• M5: The Humanitarians

+ Final dissertation.

Programme MAS

The Master programme is a modular executive training of 60 ECTS credits composed of four parts:

Part One (Residential course in Geneva)

• DAS in Humanitarian Action (25 credits ECTS)

Part Two (online)

• MAS, option 1 (14 consecutive months):
  CAS Quality Management of Humanitarian Projects (10 credits ECTS)
• MAS, option 2 (flexible option - up 38 months):
  CAS Quality Management of Humanitarian Projects (10 credits ECTS) or
  CAS Accountability to Affected Populations (10 credits ECTS)

Part Three - Executive Short Courses (Online)
(2 credits ECTS for each course)

• A series of short elective courses focus on key approaches and evaluative tools of humanitarian contexts. Students can select five courses to develop specific skills and learn about good practices

Part Four - Final dissertation (15 credits ECTS)

Admission criteria

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a Swiss or foreign university
• At least two years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent command of English

• DAS only: CHF 8'000.-
• MAS, option I in 14 months: CHF 15'000.-
• MAS, option II in 2 or 3 academic years: CHF 17'000.-