Sustainable Humanitarian Action

The Master’s Degree in Sustainable Humanitarian Action at UCAM, developed in partnership with the DIHAD Humanitarian College, is a one-year, English-taught blended program. It requires 60 ECTS credits and provides a comprehensive understanding of modern global aid and crisis response. The curriculum focuses on international humanitarian law, diplomacy, strategic management, and technological innovation, equipping students with the advanced leadership tools to navigate complex global emergencies and promote sustainable development. The program emphasizes a practical approach, incorporating seminars with elite professionals from the UN, Red Cross, and leading NGOs. Students gain real-world experience through mandatory internships within international humanitarian organizations, UN agencies, or diplomatic missions and must complete a final master's thesis. Graduates are prepared for diverse careers as field project managers, humanitarian consultants, disaster response coordinators, or corporate social responsibility directors within the global aid ecosystem.

Programme-specific requirements recorded in SIT Connect.

• EU/IB/Agreements: Obtain access credential via UNED.
• All Other Countries: Request homologation via Spanish Ministry of Education.
• Legalization (Hague Countries): Must have the Hague Apostille on transcripts and diploma.
• Legalization (Non-Hague): Required stamps from Ministry of Ed, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Spanish Consulate.
• Translation: Must be in Spanish by an official sworn translator or Spanish Embassy.
• Scanned biopage of your valid passport.
• High School academic transcript, Diploma and national exam result slip.
• Statement of Purpose/Motivational Letter.
• Curriculum Vitae.

UCAM's language school offers the UCAM Spanish certificate (UCAM courses at levels A1–C1, or exam only) at the certification level required for admission to a bachelor's or master's degree, and the Spanish Preparatory Program (730 hours, DELE exam preparation included) is designed for students to reach B2 Spanish before starting a degree taught in Spanish. Confirm the Spanish level for your programme with UCAM admissions.

Programme-specific document list.

This programme is recorded as accredited in the central catalogue.