University Advanced Diploma Disaster, Crisis and Humanitarian Response: Practice Development

Program Overview

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Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver interventions or lead in disaster, humanitarian and crisis settings. Broaden and deepen your perception of your role in such circumstances, including your management and resilience principles, shaping your ability to contribute more effectively to doctrine and policy developments that will ultimately improve yours and your team’s practise. By critically evaluating the evidence, your own personal experience and that of others, you will be able to apply credible, timely solutions to compound problems in response to natural or man-made incidents wherever they occur Unique range of modules.

Why Choose University of Cumbria

Taught by experienced practitioners and academics, who have extensive experience of working in the NHS and a range of other occupations

Close support and guidance throughout your studies from a personal tutor

Tutors carry out national and international research, are members of national advisory bodies and publish papers in their areas of expertise - which will enhance your learning

Interactive online classrooms give you the opportunity to debate and discuss real life scenarios and experiences with fellow students, so you'll never feel like you're studying in isolation

We’ve extensive experience as CPD distance learning providers and have a well-established online study skills package for you to use

Bring your previous university credit with you – whether from us or another institution. We have generous allowances for the accreditation of prior learning (APL)

Add a specific title to your degree to reflect the subject area you’ve focussed on (student defined pathway)

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Course study options

This course is also available as a postgraduate certificate.

PgC Disaster, Crisis and Humanitarian Response: Practice Development

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Course Details

Program Outline

Course outline

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Course summary

Focussed on the pathway specialism, this 60 credit flexible, modular framework provides a coherent programme of study which recognises and values prior experience and learning. The programme aims to:

Provide learners with the opportunity to develop intellectual, analytical, and problem solving skills to enhance practice.

Provide learners with the opportunity to develop skills to enable them to critically analyse, interpret and apply evidence to practice.

Develop graduate key skills within the lifelong learning context.

Facilitate the development of learners as leaders and/or change agents, able to respond to a dynamic practice environment.

Provide the opportunity to explore and apply effective collaborative and partnership working

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Modules

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Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

For a detailed summary of all course content, please read our programme specification for this course.

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Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Full details are available in the

programme specification

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Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.