MSc/PGDip/PGCert Humanitarian Practice / Overview

Year of entry: 2024

Degree awarded
Master of Science (MSc)
Duration
Up to 5 years part-time
Entry requirements

Applicants should hold an Upper Second Class Honours degree, or its overseas equivalent. Consideration may be given to those without this who have extensive (over three years) professional humanitarian training and experience.

Current MSF employees must consult with the OC for whom they are working before submitting an application.

Full entry requirements

How to apply
Apply online

Course options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
MSc Y N N Y
PGDip Y N N Y
PGCert N N N Y

Course overview

  • January and September start dates available.
  • Benefit from our partnership with Medecins Sans Frontieres and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. 
  • Learn in an online format, with a mix of asynchronous and synchronous learning.  
  • Critically reflect on your humanitarian work and gain the relevant academic background to inform decisions made in practice. 
  • Strengthen your leadership skills, helping you to grow into a management or coordination position within a humanitarian organisation.
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MSc Humanitarian Practice (LEAP)

Open days

We are pleased to be able to offer individual virtual drop-in sessions with course director Dr Amanda Mccorkindale. This will be your chance to talk about the course content, teaching methods and application process. You can see the available times and researve a space here: MA HCRI Drop-In Sessions .

Find out what it's like to study at Manchester by visiting us on one of our open days .

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2024, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • MSc (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £13,500
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,500
  • MSc (part-time distance learning)
    UK students (per annum): 958 per 15 credits
    International, including EU, students (per annum): 2083 per 15 credits
  • PGDip (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £9,000
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £18,333
  • PGDip (part-time distance learning)
    UK students (per annum): 958 per 15 credits
    International, including EU, students (per annum): 2083 per 15 credits
  • PGCert (part-time distance learning)
    UK students (per annum): 958 per 15 credits
    International, including EU, students (per annum): 2083 per 15 credits

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

Policy on additional costs

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).

Scholarships/sponsorships

Details of all funding opportunities, including deadlines, eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the  School's funding page  where you can also find details of the Government Postgraduate Loan Scheme. See also the  University's postgraduate funding database  to see if you are eligible for any other funding opportunities.

Contact details

School/Faculty
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Contact name
PG Taught Admissions
Email
Website
https://www.humanitarianleap.org/
School/Faculty

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