Overview

The Humanitarian Practice (LEAP Programme) programme from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine You’ll analyse crisis drivers, unpack the politics of aid, master relief planning and delivery, and apply your learning through real-world case studies.

Key facts

Humanitarian emergencies are some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges. Conflict, natural disasters, climate change, poverty and displacement put millions of lives and livelihoods at risk every day.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

Analyse humanitarian emergencies and assess their impact on health and wellbeing.
Design and evaluate relief programmes in complex settings.
Apply ethical principles to research, project planning and data collection.
Demonstrate leadership, critical thinking and innovation in humanitarian contexts.
Communicate effectively across cultures and disciplines.

Programme Structure

Course Overview:

The blended learning approach combines online and campus-based learning. This flexible approach gives you the best of both worlds: opportunities to work where and when it suits you as well as access to the face-to-face teaching, world-class facilities and networking available at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Manchester.

Through a combination of blended modules, short courses, traditional semester long units and online provision students will be able to access the programmes at times which are convenient to their working lives and study modules both remotely online and in person at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Manchester for short periods of time.

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Social Work Emergency & Disaster Management View 65 other Masters in Emergency & Disaster Management in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should hold a Second Class Honours degree, or its overseas equivalent. Consideration may be given to those without this who have extensive professional humanitarian training and experience.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24899 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12125 GBP / year

≈ 12125 GBP / year

Living costs

Liverpool

United Kingdom

556 - 1035 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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