The University of Connecticut - Master of Professional Studies in Humanitarian Services

The University of Connecticut - Master of Professional Studies in Humanitarian Services Administration(MPS HSA) Program

The University of Connecticut offers a Master of Professional Studies in Humanitarian Services Administration (MPS HAS). The program provides students with the broad base knowledge and skills to conduct successful sustainable community development and disaster relief programs. Graduates will be efficient and flexible enough to meet immediate local needs in disaster areas, including nutrition, water resources, and the control and prevention of infectious disease.

The MPS HSA is a part-time, online degree program, designed to meet the educational needs of individuals involved or interested in humanitarian assistance programs, whether in disaster relief or sustainable development programs. Students will develop theoretical and professional knowledge to operate and conduct humanitarian response missions with non-governmental, governmental, and international organizations.

The Master of Professional Studies in Humanitarian Services Administration program requires 36 graduate-level credits that include 30 credit hours of online course work, 6 credit hours of a capstone project, and a professional residency.

MPS in Humanitarian Services Administration (HSA)- Curriculum

Core MPS Courses (9 credits):

Organizational Behavior

Program Evaluation

Quantitative Analysis

Core HSA Courses (12 credits):

Community Development for Local Capacity Building

International Human Rights

Issues in Humanitarian Studies

Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Seminar

Electives (9 credits):

Advocacy and Grassroots Development

Gender and International Development

Intercultural Communications

International Health

Issues in Economic Development

MPS Independent Study

MPS Internship

Nutrition during Human Emergencies

Poverty and Public Health

Principles of Sustainability

MPS Capstone Project (6 credits):

Towards the end of the MPS program, students will select, with faculty approval, a topic for a major project that demonstrates the student’s ability to define, analyze, evaluate, and recommend actions or solutions to deal with a major issue, problem, or opportunity within the field of study.

The University of Connecticut is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

For additional information:

Contact: Donna Lee Campbell

University of Connecticut

Center for Continuing Studies

One Bishop Circle, Unit 4056

Storrs, Connecticut 06269

Ph: (860) 486-0184

Fax: (860) 486-0945

Email:

Additional Information and how to apply:

http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu/mps/academicinfo.html

Updated: 10/19/11

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