HACT40410 Orientation Period - Deusto

Academic Year 2023/2024

The University of Deusto was founded in 1886. It is the top destination in the world for students of humanitarian and education studies. It is internationally renowned for its two Faculties of Business: La Comercial (Bilbao) and La Este (San Sebastián) as well as the Law Faculty. Deusto offers top quality courses in Humanities, Communication Studies, Psychology and Educational Science, Sociology, Social Work, Tourism, Language and Engineering.

The Instituto de Derechos Humanos Pedro Arrupe (Institute of Human Rights Pedro Arrupe) has three priority areas of work (humanitarian action, the rights of indigenous peoples and migration and diversity) structured and developed around four core functions: teaching, research, dissemination and public awareness. The area of humanitarian action focuses on new legal and management challenges of humanitarian action in peace operations.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Thematic specialisation: Protection in humanitarian action

The goal of the orientation at the University of Deusto is to provide students with the appropriate tools of analysis and intervention to respond to the growing needs of protection in humanitarian action. It offers an informed and practice oriented approach to the main challenges, current discussions and key issues around humanitarian protection.

The modules covered under this thematic specialization are as follows:
Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding (5 ECTS)
New trends and legal responses in peacebuilding (5 ECTS)
Design strategies and protection programs in humanitarian action (5 ECTS)
Strategic management of humanitarian action (5 ECTS)
Ethical management of humanitarian organizations (5 ECTS)
Introduction to applied research (5 ECTS)

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

400
Small Group

50
Seminar (or Webinar)

30
Specified Learning Activities

70
Autonomous Student Learning

200
Total

750
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The goal of the orientation at the University of Deusto is to provide students with the appropriate tools of analysis and intervention to respond to the growing needs of protection in humanitarian action. It offers an informed and practice-oriented approach to the main challenges, current discussions and key issues around humanitarian protection. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This module is part of the MSc Humanitarian Action (X438, FT) programme, also know as the NOHA Masters. Students need to successfully complete coursework from semester 1 in order to participate in mobility to University of Deusto


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Orientation Period - Deusto (RDEV40410)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Combined results from host unversity Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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