Overview

Key facts

Humanitarian action is a citizens’ response to political failure. The purpose of humanitarian action is to save lives, minimize suffering, and protect the integrity of the people, usually but not always in a short period of time. The mission of the Humanitarian Health and Disaster Response offered by George Washington University is to prepare a well-versed corps of global health professionals as humanitarian practitioners to address health and related issues in humanitarian settings.

The main strength of this program is in its breadth in building a wide range of skill-sets and to address the implementation challenges in humanitarian aid.

Goals

The overarching goals of the program are to train students to be public health practitioners and leaders in design, implementation, and evaluation of humanitarian programs and policies through learning to:

Understand and assess the fundamental causes of humanitarian situations and their public health challenges
Understand and analyze the interdependence of health science, socio-political science, economics, and global governance in humanitarian situations
Identify and apply common healthcare and socio-political and ethical tools and policies to assess and address the burden of a wide range of health and social conditions in humanitarian situations
Produce data and evidence with scientific rigor, and assess the efficacy and effectiveness of wide range of social and health care interventions in humanitarian settings
Generate and use best local and global level evidence for sound healthcare and socio-political policy formulation and program management, and to translate recommendations into actions that support on- the-ground humanitarian programs
Develop strong cultural sensitivity and cross- and inter-cultural competencies within diverse health and political systems in humanitarian aid
Develop understanding of and assume leadership positions in humanitarian aid industry and related disciplines
Work with methodological rigor in and apply ethical frameworks and contribute to international-level priority setting, program design, implementation, and evaluation
Communicate effectively the results of research and practice to a diverse group of stakeholders in humanitarian settings

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biostatistical Applications for Public Health

Principles and Practice of Epidemiology
Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health
Program Evaluation
Environmental & Biological Functions of Public Health
Health Policy
Essentials of Public Health Practice & Leadership: Leading Self and Teams in Public Health
Managing Organizations & Influencing Systems in Public Health
Interprofessional Education Experience

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Washington, D. C., United States

Disciplines

Public Health Emergency & Disaster Management View 1152 other Masters in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Two (2) recommendations
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Statement of purpose

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

43762 USD / year

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Out-of-State

43762 USD / year

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In-State

43762 USD / year

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Living costs

Washington, D. C.

United States

1705 - 2975 USD / month

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

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Funding

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