Advanced Certificates and Diplomas
Advanced Certificates
In addition to the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance, the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs offers specialized diplomas and shorter one-week courses to humanitarian workers. Students can take each of our short courses for academic credit toward a Master’s of Arts in International Humanitarian Action (MIHA) degree, or they can participate in the course without receiving academic credit.
Module 2 | International Diploma in Operational Humanitarian Assistance (advanced certificate)
HUAF 5030 Humanitarian Logistics | 2 credits - $1600 | Cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5031 - Community Participation and Mobilization in Emergency Response | 2 credits - $1600 | Cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5010 - Humanitarian Negotiators Training Course | 2 credits - $1600 | Cost without credit - $915 |
One elective | 2 credits - $1600 | Cost without credit - $915 |
Module 3 | International Diploma in the Management of Humanitarian Action (advanced certificate)
HUAF 5070 - Leadership and Management of Humanitarian Action | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5080 - Accountability in Humanitarian Action | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5090 - Ethics of Humanitarian Assistance | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
One elective | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
Module 4 | International Diploma in Humanitarian Leadership*
HUAF 5060 - Disaster Management | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5095 - Strategic Issues in Humanitarian Affairs | 3 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
MIHA 1000 - Research Methods Tutorial (required for MIHA) | 0 credit - $800 | N/A |
HUAF 5990 - MA Thesis 1 | 2 credits - $1600 | N/A |
HUAF 5990 - MA Thesis 2 | 2 credits - $1600 | N/A |
Elective options
HUAF 5020 - Forced Migration | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5155 - Education in Emergencies | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5150 - Mental Health in Complex Emergencies | 2 credits - $1850 | cost without credit - $1450 |
HUAF 5160 - Urban Disaster, Vulnerability, and Displacement: Humanitarian Challenges | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
HUAF 5055 - Human Rights in Humanitarian Crises | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit - $915 |
Data and Innovation Management in Humanitarian Action | 2 credits - $1600 | cost without credit- $915 |
All courses (with the exception of the thesis courses and Research Methods Tutorial) can be taken individually for academic credit or not. Students must decide whether or not to take individual courses for academic credit before the start of the course and cannot receive academic credit retroactively.
All academic credits are accepted towards our Master of Arts in International Humanitarian Action program and may be accepted by other academic institutions as well. Students seeking academic credit will be required to submit a research paper due one month after the conclusion of the course.
IIHA certificate and diploma course fees have been discounted significantly from Fordham University's graduate education tuition model to accommodate the financial situations of our diverse and international student body. The Master of Arts in International Humanitarian Action (MIHA) is a 32 credit program instructed in four modules and charged at U.S. $800 per credit. A discount is applied for students who register for all courses in a module within one semester. This tuition charge does not include Fordham University fees, transportation, room and board, or visa costs.
*This is not an advanced certificate course