Course: Shelter and settlements in disasters

Location

Copenhagen

Degree

5 ECTS

Description

This is a blended learning course - six weeks online and two weeks in Copenhagen.

Current humanitarian shelter and settlements standards, principles and approaches are the basis of this course. The common phases of the emergency cycle are embraced: emergency shelter, transition shelter, early recovery and reconstruction. The course covers different shelter and settlements challenges in accordance with local needs and builds on local resources as part of building-back-better strategies.

The course content is designed to equip you to effectively respond to humanitarian shelter and settlements crises. The focus is on linking emergency shelter and shelter in recovery in both natural disasters and conflicts. The course teaches common humanitarian assistance methods, guidelines and standards based on a rights-based approach as led by the international humanitarian organisations.

The course consists of 4 weeks of part-time online learning followed by 2 weeks of full-time studies at University of Copenhagen, Denmark and 2 weeks of part-time online work to finish a written assignment.

Themes

Component 1:

Distance learning for 4 weeks.

• The international humanitarian response system - organization, tools and how it responds to shelter and settlements needs in natural disasters and complex emergencies.

• At the end of Component 1, students have solid knowledge of the humanitarian response system, the role and functioning of the shelter cluster and the various shelter and settlements typologies, tools, standards and approaches

Component 2:

Face-to face campus learning for 2 weeks.

• Applying the theory - assessments, challenges and preparing for shelter and settlements interventions.

• At the end of Component 2, students can identify key shelter and settlements challenges and opportunities, apply relevant shelter assessment methods and prepare sustainable shelter and settlements strategies relevant to specific intervention phases. 

Component 3:

Distance learning for 2 weeks.

• Final paper - Programming shelter and settlements interventions.

Language

English

Application procedure

Read about exact course dates, deadlines and the application procedure on the course website.

Contact

Department of Public Health, Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen [email protected]