UCL - Interdisciplinary seminar in humanitarian assistance

[HUMA2050]

[45h + 15h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Amine Ait-Chaalal, Catherine Gourbin(coord.), Myriam Malengreau

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To put the students in a situation where they would be asked to create and present a documentary portfolio on a specific humanitarian action issue in order to seek support from financial backers.

The constitution of this portfolio aims at developing the student's abilities of research and synthesis.

Main themes

- Transverse analyses of current international humanitarian problems.
- The topics are worked out by the teacher staff at the beginning of the six-month period.
- Example of topics chosen for the year 2005-2006:
O Nutritional situation in the Darfur camps
O Earthquake in Pakistan
O Project of rehabilitation in South-Kivu

Content and teaching methods

Guest-speakers will present their expertise in the selected field.

Tutorial session to supervise the requested assignments.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

To be part of the HUMA Master.

A small working group essay to be presented orally and to be handed in written form

References, presentations and other documents of the course will be available on icampus website.

Teaching staff and actors on the Humanitarian Assistance stage.