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Humanitarian Engineering with Sustainability MSc

University of Warwick

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    University of Warwick

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    30-SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

The increasing number of global humanitarian challenges urges us to rethink the role we play. In the Humanitarian Engieering (with Sustainability) MSc you will focus on renewable energy sustainable cities and infrastructures for emergencies.

Course Overview

Humanitarian Engineering is the use of science and engineering to invent create design develop or improve technologies that promote the wellbeing of communities facing grand humanitarian challenges. This degree explores the same broad themes as our main Humanitarian Engineering degree but with a specific focus on sustainability through tailored core and optional modules.

Teaching

Each module will run intensively over one week and will be taught by a variety of methods: seminar lecture field research flipped classroom journal club etc.

Assessment

The core modules are assessed in a variety of ways including essay poster presentation artefact student-devised assessment.

Skills from this degree

  • Equipped to think and work in a problem- and solution-oriented way across the professional and disciplinary facets of humanitarian challenges
  • Have a broad perspective and the ability to communicate with parties of different backgrounds
  • Enhance critical thinking reasoning and analytical abilities which are sought after by multilateral development institutions (e.g. World Bank IMF United Nations) NGOs and the private sector (e.g. professional services manufacturing and investment banking) or academia

Careers

A degree in Humanitarian Engineering will leave you well-placed to work with governments (e.g. ministries of finance rural development and education) multilateral development institutions (e.g. World Bank and United Nations) NGOs and the private sector (e.g. professional services and investment banking). You may also decide to pursue PhD studies.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

  • Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
  • Working for More than Profit sector event and careers fair
  • Careers in the Creative Industries sector event
  • Centrally run careers workshops including CVs applications interviews and assessment centres

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University information

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University of Warwick

  • University League Table

    11th

  • Campus address

    University of Warwick, Coventry, Coventry, CV4 7AL, England

Students come to Warwick from approximately 150 countries.
Many scholarships available for overseas students.
On and off-campus accommodation options available.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    23rd out of 73 20

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    160 76%

    14th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    96.0 96%

    1st

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.09 82%

    24th

    18

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