MSC International disaster management
An interesting course for politics students provided by some of the UKs top universities including Manchester, UCL, Aston, Portsmouth and Derby, The course is incredibly helpful for any student who is seeking to work in humanitarian aid as it provides students with essential skills like GIS skills, development practice skills and conceptualises the theories behind the international response disasters.
For example, check out some of the modules offered by the University of Manchester:
- Humanitarianism and Genocide
- Understanding Environmental Hazards
- Cash and Market Based Programming in Crisis Settings
- Community Approaches to Health
- Emergency Humanitarian Assistance (blended)
- Ethics, Human Rights and Health
- Health Systems
- Management and Leadership in Health and Humanitarianism
- Conflict Analysis
- Climate, Environment and Development
- Migration, Mobility and Displacement in the Contemporary World
- Key Issues in Environment and Development
- Characteristics and Skills of Development Practice
- Global Governance
- Democracy: Theory & Practice
- Peace and Social Agency, Security and Intervention: Theories and Practices
- Creating a Sustainable World: Interdisciplinary Applications of the Sustainable Development Goals
Masters are a great way for politics students to develop skillsets and experience for particular jobs and can support them in standing out in job applications. This is a great masters choice for anyone who is seeking to work in the humanitarian aid and disaster response sector,