The course aim is to give students a comprehensive understanding of the key issues in humanitarian action, and how they affect developing countries. The focus will be on both complex emergencies arising out of conflict, natural disasters, and resulting human rights and gender issues.
It will cover topics such as international, local and community humanitarian responses, and the key characteristics of each. The UN, International NGOs, local NGOs, bilateral and government agencies will be examined as key players. There will also be a special focus on the key role of the military .The course will consider several case studies with different social and cultural contexts from the Pacific, East Asia, and South Asia, and Africa. Contemporary case studies will be used as much as possible.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Students who satisfy the requirements of this course will have the knowledge and skills:
- to demonstrate a critical appreciation of the key concepts and approaches used by development scholars and practitioners who work in humanitarian interventions;
- to engage in humanitarian work as development practitioners and understand the likely social and economic impacts of humanitarian policies and practices
- to reflect critically on their own experiences of humanitarian interventions in the light of the concepts and methods introduced in this course.
Indicative Assessment
There will be three elements in the Assessment for this course:
Assessment 1: Four On-Line Forums: (20%) - this will be based on student contribution to the On-Line Forums
Assessment 2: Critical Review: Minor Essay 3000 words (20%). A critical review of literature taken from one of the topics from weeks 1-5 of the course
Assessment 3: Major Essay, 5000 words, (50%), a discussion paper on an aspect of humanitarian interventions.
Assessment 4: Tutorial Participation (10%)
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
For a 12 credit point course, the total notional workload over the 15-week semester (including time spent in class for on-campus students (2 hours per week) , or listening to recorded lectures for online students); analysing the readings, participating in on-line forums, and writing assignments is about 180 hours (approx. 12 hours per week). However, a student's personal workload will depend on individual factors such as prior knowledge, existing skills, and learning style.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3084 | |
| 2014 | $4956 | |
| 2013 | $4944 | |
| 2012 | $4944 | |
| 2011 | $4848 | |
| 2010 | $4716 | |
| 2009 | $4572 | |
| 2008 | $4572 | |
| 2007 | $4572 | |
| 2006 | $4572 | |
| 2005 | $4572 | |
| 2004 | $3852 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $7236 |
| 2014 | $7524 |
| 2013 | $7512 |
| 2012 | $7512 |
| 2011 | $7512 |
| 2010 | $7500 |
| 2009 | $7236 |
| 2008 | $7236 |
| 2007 | $7236 |
| 2006 | $7236 |
| 2005 | $7236 |
| 2004 | $7236 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6041 | 28 Jul 2014 | 08 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 07 Nov 2014 | In Person | N/A |
