- UCAS course code
- VL38
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: VL38 / Institution code: M20
- Typical A-level offer: AAB
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £26,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
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
- Find out more from student finance
- Eligible UK students can apply for bursaries and scholarships
- Funding for EU and international students is on our country-specific pages
- Many students work part-time or complete a student internship
Course unit details:
Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
| Unit code | HCRI20211 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The course is relevant to students with a keen interest in pursuing humanitarian aid work in the future due to its practical focus. Providing an understanding of the principles of good practice in emergency humanitarian assistance with a health focus and its relationship to emergency healthcare capacity, the benefits and drawbacks of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance will be explored, considering its place in the UN response, the role of Government and non-government actors in the delivery of care to vulnerable populations, and the relationship of health to regional, national and international economics and politics.
The course will be delivered by expert practitioners, academics and policy makers/influencers. Students will be provided with an opportunity to contextualise and interrogate their learning through tutorial group sessions; the face to face elements will be supported with online materials. Students will need to contribute to focused on-line discussion board conversations as well as completing their private reading and research.
Aims
On successful completion of this module, a student will be expected:
- To demonstrate an understanding of the influences of diversity in political, economic, social and health factors in times of emergencies
- To develop a holistic understanding of complex health issues in times of emergencies
- To understand the possibilities and limitations of emergency humanitarian medical assistance
- To encourage critical analysis of emergency humanitarian assistance
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be expected:
- To demonstrate an understanding of the influences of diversity in political, economic, social and health factors in times of emergencies
- To develop a holistic understanding of complex health issues in times of emergencies
- To understand the possibilities and limitations of providing emergency humanitarian medical assistance
- To encourage critical analysis of emergency humanitarian assistance
Knowledge and understanding
- Develop a critical understanding of the evolution of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance from a health perspective and describe the successes and weaknesses of current international plans
- Understand the complexity and interdependence of a wide range of issues that require active management in these contexts
Intellectual skills
- Critically interrogate the literature related to humanitarian complex emergencies
- Develop a critical understanding of the challenges in addressing these crises
- Reflect analytically on linkages between different aspects of complex crises as well as the interdependencies
Practical skills
Students will gain a familiarity with:
- Health needs assessments
- Human Resources and budget design for response
- Project design and oversight as they relate to emergency humanitarian assistance.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Develop communication skills for a variety of audiences with differing professional perspectives
- Work effectively in a team and engage stakeholders
- Develop, plan and achieve individual research outcomes
- Develop analytical skills and the ability to articulate ideas verbally and in writing
- Develop confidence articulating ideas and opinions during group discussions
Employability skills
- Other
- - Editorial and analytical skills - Evidence-led decision-making - Putting together and maintaining arguments (useful for a marketing/awareness campaign or business case) - Oral and communication skills - especially in terms of comprehending large amounts of information and drawing reasoned conclusions - Meeting deadlines - Working autonomously and in groups
Assessment methods
Assessment Task | Formative or Summative | Length | Weighting |
| Contributions to online discussion boards | Summative | Minimum 105 meaningful entries (100 words) | 10% |
Group Project Design Groups consist of 3 people each responsible for 1500 words | Summative | 1000 words per student | 30% |
| Essay | Summative | 2000 words | 60% |
| Group presentations | Formative | 0% |
Feedback methods
| Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
| Written feedback on assignments | Summative |
| Verbal feedback via 1 on 1 meetings with students | Formative |
| Verbal and peer feedback on practice group presentations | Formative |
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Tutorials | 10 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 168 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Darren Walter | Unit coordinator |