Pre-enrolment 2025/2026
GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    GLOBAL HEALTH RESPONSES IN EMERGENCIES AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
  • Qualification awarded:
    Curs Superior Universitari (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    3,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:

  • Casamitjana Badia, Núria

  • Salse Ubach, Núria

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

- People with basic knowledge of the humanitarian context and global coordination mechanisms (desirable for the basic level of the course).
- People with a medical background that will help them understand the medical priorities and clinical definitions in the field, although this is not a mandatory requirement.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To understand the essential nature of emergency medical aid for people affected by armed conflicts, epidemics and natural disasters as well as those excluded from healthcare, as humanitarian crises involve large-scale health crises.
- To acquire a solid foundation of knowledge of essential preventive measures as well as how to provide the most basic medical care.
- To recognize the most essential components in the response to humanitarian emergencies and, in turn, to be able to address a diverse range of challenges and dilemmas.
- How leading humanitarian organizations achieve positive outcomes by reducing mortality, morbidity and suffering.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 570,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    7/7/2025
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    3/20/2026
  • Classes begin:
    4/7/2026
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut UB
  • Address:
    C/ Casanova 143 Campus Clínic
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932 271 814
  • Observations:
    from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (office hours).
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Yolanda Amat
  • Address:
    Rosselló, 132 7a
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    https://www.isglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932 271 814
  • Observations:
    from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (office hours).