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  MSc Humanitarian Studies

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine    Masters Programmes

Full time September MSc 1 year full time
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Are you passionate about making a difference in the humanitarian sector? Look no further than the MSc Humanitarian Studies programme at LSTM. This dynamic and interdisciplinary course equips you with the practical and theoretical skills needed for a successful career in humanitarian work. With a focus on accountability and ethics, you'll explore historical and current policies, as well as novel approaches to humanitarian assistance. The programme offers unique opportunities for research abroad or in the UK, working alongside leading researchers and key organizations. Open to graduates from all disciplines, including medical students, this programme will empower you to become a proactive and effective professional in the field.

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3 good reasons to study

  1. It gives you practical and theoretical skills essential for work in the humanitarian sector. It helps you to develop critical and professional capacities useful for your career.
  2. It offers a unique opportunity to do research for your dissertation abroad or in the UK whilst working with lead researchers and key organisations in the field.
  3. LSTM has an international and multidisciplinary approach, allowing you to study with people from around the world and benefit form the opportunities of exchanging and sharing views and forming lasting friendships and networks.

Programme Overview

The programme reviews historical and current policies and practice in humanitarian assistance and explores novel approaches in responding to the challenges of today’s humanitarian problems. It is responding to the need for a professional, integrated, accountable and ethical approach to humanitarian interventions in which humanitarian workers are often called upon to operate in complex and demanding environments.

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Entry Requirements

Open to graduates with at least a Second Class Honours Bachelor's degree or overseas equivalent, although each application is judged on its own merits and exceptions to this entry requirement may be made. We will consider graduates from all disciplines as the programme is interdisciplinary. Evidence of engagement with the humanitarian or voluntary sector is desirable, but not essential. Medical students who have completed at least three years of study and wish to intercalate are also accepted onto the programme.

Fees

Please see the university website for further information on fees for this course.

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Student Profiles

Jonathan Whittall

Jonathan has worked in a variety of humanitarian contexts, including with Merlin in South Darfur, research work with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in Palestine, and work with displaced families in Northern Uganda with GOAL. The majority of Jonathan's career has been spent with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Read more about Jonathan here: https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/alumni-profiles/jonathan-whittall

Jonathan Whittall

Jonathan first came to LSTM in 2005 to study the Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance, and then took the MSc in Humanitarian Studies in 2006. After a short break, he returned to complete his PhD in Humanitarian Studies, focusing on the challenges facing humanitarian actors in the context of changing global power dynamics.

He has worked in a variety of humanitarian contexts, including with Merlin in South Darfur, research work with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in Palestine, and work with displaced families in Northern Uganda with GOAL. The majority of Jonathan's career has been spent with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

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