MA Global Development and Humanitarian Practice 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Oxford Brookes University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

18,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Jul, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you looking for a master’s programme that combines humanitarian practice, human rights, forced migration, development and conflict studies?

Working with our team of experts and practitioners you can study the political complexities that lead to armed conflict or natural hazards and their links to humanitarian practice and human rights responses. We look at which development approaches have increased the impacts of climate change and disasters and explore challenging questions on whether humanitarian practice does more good than harm? If the international human rights system is failing and how we can support refugees in the 21st century? 

Our practice-based learning includes the option of work placement with international humanitarian organisations and NGOs, field trips and assessments, such as writing a policy brief that gives you critical employability skills.

Our students go on to work in humanitarian and development international organisations and NGOs.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you looking for a master’s programme that combines humanitarian practice, human rights, forced migration, development and conflict studies?

Working with our team of experts and practitioners you can study the political complexities that lead to armed conflict or natural hazards and their links to humanitarian practice and human rights responses. We look at which development approaches have increased the impacts of climate change and disasters and explore challenging questions on whether humanitarian practice does more good than harm? If the international human rights system is failing and how we can support refugees in the 21st century? 

Our practice-based learning includes the option of work placement with international humanitarian organisations and NGOs, field trips and assessments, such as writing a policy brief that gives you critical employability skills.

Our students go on to work in humanitarian and development international organisations and NGOs.

Admission Requirements

120+
2.7+
71+
4.5+
6.5+
The programme is open to candidates who fulfil at least one of the following conditions:
  • hold a good honours degree (2.2) in a related discipline such as anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, psychology and other social sciences, architecture, Law, public health, public administration. Other fields are also welcomed, for example, medicine, IT, communications, information systems etc.
  • hold a relevant recognised diploma or professional qualification (eg in architecture, planning, environmental psychology, public health, public administration)
  • are in their final year of studying a degree in any relevant discipline
  • have substantial and proven field experience.

31 Jul 2026
12 Months
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,750 GBP
International
18,500 GBP

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