MSc International Disaster Management

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2026, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MSc (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £14,700
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £30,700
• MSc (part-time)
  UK students (per annum): £7,350
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £15,350

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

International Student CAS Deposit

International applicants will be required to pay a mandatory CAS deposit of £2,500 that confirms your intention to study in the UK.

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

• Information on university funding, loans, and scholarships available on the Masters student funding page ;
• Please visit the school funding page for more information on subject funding available;
• Other funding for EU and international students is on our country-specific pages .

The study of Humanitarianism and Conflict Responses is a multi-disciplinary endeavour, influenced by diverse fields including medicine, public health, political science, anthropology, economics, security studies, peace studies, international development, philosophy and law (amongst many others). This course offers students a broad overview of some of the various avenues, theories and ideas which help us understand and analyse humanitarianism and post conflict responses

• Understand and analyse processes of humanitarianism and conflict programming through a variety of disciplinary lenses.
• Compare and contrast different theoretical approaches to the study of humanitarian and post conflict processes.
• Think critically about the use the terms 'humanitarian', ‘conflict’and 'post conflict'.in order to unpack the tensions and dilemmas associated with its practice,
• Respond to and critically review literature on humanitarianism and conflict programming 
• Develop critical thinking and research skills through the production of an original research paper.

This course is taught by means of one 1 hour lecture and one 1 hour seminar per week. The module will be delivered using lectures, individual/group structured reading, discussion and preparation sessions, and seminars. The study sessions and seminars provide a structured environment for students to initiate and carry out independent and group work. Session material including unit handouts, assigned readings and web links will be made available via Blackboard (accessed via the student system).

• Introduce students to key issues in humanitarianism and conflict response. 
• Understand and analyse processes of humanitarianism and conflict programming through a variety of disciplinary lenses.

Compare and contrast different theoretical approaches to the study of humanitarian and post conflict processes.Think critically about the use the terms 'humanitarian', ‘conflict’and 'post conflict'.in order to unpack the tensions and dilemmas associated with its practice.

Respond to and critically review literature on humanitarianism and conflict programming.

Develop critical thinking and research skills through the production of an original research paper.

Assessment Task	Formative or Summative	Weighting
Essay	Summative	70%
Critical Review	Summative	30%

 

Feedback Method	Formative or Summative
Written feedback on critical review	Summative
Seminar verbal feedback	Formative

 

Weekly assigned readings, primarily e-journals Students may wish to read Barnett, M (2011) Empire of Humanity: A History of Humanitarianism

Abramowitz, S. & Panter-Brick, C. (2015) Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice (E-book).

Terry, F. (2002). Condemned to Repeat?: The Paradox of Humanitarian Action. The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Humanitarian Standards) 2018

The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Humanitarian Standards) 2018

MacGinty, R and Peterson, J. (2015) The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action.