Overview

The Postgraduate Degree in Humanitarian Action aims to prepare in a professional way humanitarian agents to support the affected populations, quickly, efficiently and effectively, seeking the maximum benefit from humanitarian assistance, based on international standards and norms. The specificity of the teaching and training of humanitarian agents, should be recognized as important and necessary, because it is she who ensures professionals, a set of knowledge that prepares them for the functions they will perform.

Objectives

• Develop professional skills to critically analyse humanitarian action and work effectively in humanitarian and development fields.
• To prepare professionals or future professionals to deal with humanitarian responses.
• To save lives, alleviate suffering and preserve human dignity during and after crises, as well as prevent and strengthen response capacity for when such situations occur.

Operating Mode

The postgraduate sessions are held fortnightly, Saturdays between 9am – 6pm.

The course is organized in 160 hours of theoretical practice (34 hours of Problem Based Learning; 29 hours of practice; 46 hours of theoretical practice; 51 hours of seminars), 40 hours of tutorial guidance, 256 hours of autonomous student work, in a total of 456 hours, with a total of 16 ECTS.

The after-work course takes place mostly online, with 3 face-to-face sessions for Portuguese students and completely online for foreign students. Students living outside mainland Portugal must provide proof of their absence from face-to-face classes. They will be given the opportunity to take the classes online.

How to Apply:

Conditions of access

• Medical doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, lawyers, jornalists and others;
• Technicians from public or private institutions who work, or intend to work, in humanitarian action;
• Professionals and volunteers from associations and non-governmental organisations;

Criteria for selection of the candidates

• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivation letter

Necessary documentation

• Curriculum Vitae
• Qualification certificate
• Motivation letter

Applications: https://fmcb.ualg.pt/en/curso/2907/candidaturas?tipo=pos-graduacao