BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response
About this course
BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response, a social policy degree focused on crisis response, conflict analysis, and disaster risk reduction. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Histories of Humanitarianism, Key Concepts in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response, Introduction to Disaster Management, and Key Skills in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response, alongside optional choices like Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Governing Aid. The second year builds on this with compulsory study in Peacebuilding and Security in a changing global order, Disasters and Development, Rethinking Crisis, and Emergency Humanitarian Assistance, complemented by optional modules covering topics such as Understanding hazard risk and Ethical Decision-Making Under Pressure. In the final year, students select from a range of advanced options including International Law and Humanitarian Governance, Climate Change and Society, Geographical Information Systems and Disasters: A Critical Introduction, and either a Research Paper or Extended Research Paper.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including one essay based subject
What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 68%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Protective service occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 83%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 63%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 39%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 245 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 27%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 40%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Histories of Humanitarianism
- Key Concepts in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response
- Introduction to Disaster Management
- Key Skills in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response
- Introduction to Conflict Analysis
- Governing Aid
- Political and Economic Perspectives on Development
- Peacebuilding and Security in a changing global order
- Disasters and Development
- Rethinking Crisis
- Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
- Understanding hazard risk
- Ethical Decision-Making Under Pressure
- Professional Experience Project
- Introduction to Global Health
- Pathways to Sustainable Global Development
- Political Economy of Globalisation
- Urban Development in the Global South
- The State and the Politics of Development
- Climate Change and Biodiversity in a Developing World
- From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics
- Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History
- Extended Research Paper
- Introduction to Global Health
- War, Migration and Health
- Diseases in Developing Countries
- Ethical Decision-Making Under Pressure
- Illicit Economies, Conflict, and Development
- Practical Approaches to Researching Disasters and Conflict
- International Law and Humanitarian Governance
- Research Paper
- Geographical Information Systems and Disasters: A Critical Introduction
- Systemic Approaches to Disaster Management
- Living Interventions
- Climate Change and Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response at University of Manchester earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £50,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £8,500 more than the UK median for Social policy.
What do graduates of BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response at University of Manchester do next?
55% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response at University of Manchester?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response at University of Manchester?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 159 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response at University of Manchester?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.