________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modulhandbuch B.A.-Studiengänge 2024/25; Stand 12. Juni 2024 Seite [215] B4408 Humanitarian Aid – History, Theory, Functions and Principles Code HUA Workload 150 h ECTS 5 CP Subject semester 8 Frequency Annually Duration 1 Semester Class type (Core Course: P / Elective: W / Partial Elective: WP) P: TDS Teaching Mode Seminar, Lecture Contact Hours 3 SWS/ 45 UE Individual Study inkl. Exam. 105 h Additional Time Requirement Course objectives: Professional expertise Students acquire knowledge of: • The framework and system of International Humanitarian Aid • The Humanitarian commonly accepted international code of conducts and handbooks • Vulnerability and capacities • disaster risk reduction and preparedness • relief, reconstruction, rehabilitation • the nexus to development • The role of mass media and global information networks on the dynamics of humanitarian interventions • Bilateral and multilateral donors • INGOs and NGOs • Permanent/complex emergencies • Security challenges • The special risk of vulnerable groups in situation of humanitarian crisis (women, children and all groups which face discrimination) Course objectives: Skill set Students are able to • understand and analyse the history of humanitarian action, • comprehend the differences of humanitarian challenges and needs in general and in regard to specific crisis settings • identify humanitarian key players and institutions and understand their capabilities and capacities • analyse humanitarian issues and contexts internationally and nationally and develop proposals for action • combine theoretical knowledge with case study/empirical knowledge Contents • The history of Humanitarian Aid. • Humanitarian approaches, principles and standards as specified in commonly accepted international code of conducts and handbooks • The global Humanitarian Aid System • Humanitarian Players on international and selected national levels • Different sorts of Humanitarian Crises (man-made and natural, new humanitarian challenges like failed states and climate change) • Analysis of specific crisis settings with regard to the plight of vulnerable groups • Analysis and Learnings of selected humanitarian crises in history and presence • Analysis of selected humanitarian Aid agencies, their philosophy, functioning, strengthes and limitations • The nexus of Humanitarian Aid and Development • The future of Humanitarian Aid Teaching Mode Lecture, students presentations, group work and group discussion, reading assignments Prerequisites none
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