Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management - MASHLM

History

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami claimed 200,000 lives and left millions homeless.
The scale of the disaster and the challenges faced in dealing with the crisis led to a worldwide outcry for improved logistics in humanitarian relief operations.

MASHLM was born in response to this need and it is the only major international program currently offering an advanced master's degree in Humanitarian Logistics and Management.

The program supports the global humanitarian community by providing key training which helps practitioners and organizations improve their performance in humanitarian operations.

Advantages of studying here

Work & Study: The part time format allows you to work full time while earning your degree.

Academic Excellence: Faculty come from leading universities and humanitarian organizations including MIT, Georgia Tech, Tulane, WHO, the Red Cross; ensuring the program’s academic excellence, international orientation and relevance to practice.

Relevant: Course work is based around the real world problems you come seeking solutions to. Recognizing that you are experts in your field, the program aims to help you find solutions to the problems you and your organizations face every day.

Practical: Learning is practice-oriented, designed so that students can immediately apply lessons from the classroom to activities in the field.

Career Enhancement: MASHLM prepares you to play a key role in your organization by helping you understand the strategic drivers and their implications for emergency planning, humanitarian relief operations and long-term management policies.

International Environment: Students and faculty come from all over the world, bringing a global perspective to relevant humanitarian issues.

Areas of specialisation

MASHLM course work is designed to meet the real world needs of today's humanitarian actors by providing a balanced mix of academic and practical teaching. Course work is applied, with traditional lectures complemented by games, workshops, simulations, and case studies. A major emphasis is placed on interaction. Faculty members capitalize on the participants' field experiences by inviting discussion and debate into the seminars, bringing practical know-how into the academic arena. Twenty-six courses, divided into 4 main modules, are taught over the 22 month period. The main topics covered are organizational and strategic management, project management, supply chain management, emergency and disaster context, and tools for research projects.

Description

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management is a part-time executive program for humanitrian professionals. Students attend 6 sessions in Lugano, Switzerland. Each session lasts one week, except the final session which is 12 days and includes thesis defense and graduation. The full program takes 1 year to complete.