Graduate Diploma of Humanitarianism and Development

Program Overview

The Graduate Diploma of Humanitarianism and Development provides a comprehensive introduction to the field, covering causes, impacts, and solutions to human development issues. Students gain a foundation in core concepts and theories through core units, while course electives allow them to specialize in areas of interest. The program prepares graduates for careers in humanitarian and development organizations, government, and other sectors.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Graduate Diploma of Humanitarianism and Development offers an introduction to the field of humanitarian and development work. The program provides students with a broad overview of the causes, impacts, and solutions to human development issues, as well as the practical connections and tensions between humanitarian aid and development. Graduates will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to work in the field of humanitarian and development, and will be prepared to progress to further study in the Master of Humanitarianism and Development.

Outline:

The Graduate Diploma of Humanitarianism and Development is a one-year full-time (or part-time equivalent) program offered at Burwood (Melbourne) and online. The program consists of 8 credit points, including 2 credit points of core units, 6 credit points of course electives, and a 0-credit-point compulsory academic integrity module. The core units provide a foundation in the key concepts and theories of humanitarianism and development, while the course electives allow students to tailor their studies to their personal interests and career goals.

Core units:

• Food and Water Security
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Led Recovery

Course Electives:

• Climate Change and Sustainability
• Community From Participation to Activism
• Arts and Sports-based Approaches to Community Development
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Refugees and Forced Migration
• Humanitarian Knowledge and Principles
• Program Design
• Governance and Accountability in Turbulent Times
• Human Rights in World Politics

Careers:

The Graduate Diploma of Humanitarianism and Development prepares graduates for a range of careers in the humanitarian and development sector, including:

• Government
• International and local non-governmental organizations
• Not-for-profit community development agencies
• Emergency management agencies
• Private sector
• Social enterprise
• International organizations
• Activism
• Program management
• Policy development