BSc Global Humanitarian Studies
About this course
BSc in Global Humanitarian Studies, an international development with economics degree exploring crisis response, policy, and risk assessment. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, and Accounting. Students complete a structured three-academic-year programme that includes a final-year independent research project. The first year introduces the foundations through Global History of Humanitarianism, Humanitarian Crisis Response, Climate and Natural Hazard Risks, and Statistical and Geospatial Data Analysis. The second year focuses on legal frameworks, economics, and operations with modules such as International Legal Framework for Humanitarian Action, Humanitarian and Aid Economics, Humanitarian Operations, and Humanitarian Policy. The final year centers on advanced practice and evaluation, featuring compulsory modules like Evaluation of Humanitarian Action, Independent Humanitarian Research Project, and Programme Management for Humanitarians. Optional modules across the course span topics such as technology, health, anthropology, engineering, strategy, and accounting.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 79%: 84 offers from 107 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 79%
- Organisation and management: 74%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 60 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 60%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 6%
- A degree: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Global History of Humanitarianism
- Humanitarian Crisis Response
- Climate and Natural Hazard Risks
- Statistical and Geospatial Data Analysis
- Key Concepts and Debates in Humanitarianism
- Interdisciplinary Skills
- Research Methods in Population Health
- Technology for Humanitarian Action
- Global Health Introduction
- Key Concepts in Social Anthropology
- Communication and Behaviour in Organisations
- Understanding Management
- International Legal Framework for Humanitarian Action
- Humanitarian and Aid Economics
- Humanitarian Operations
- Humanitarian Policy
- Historical and Contemporary Perspectives to Conflict and Migration
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Global Health Policy
- Warnings For All
- Anthropological Theory for the 21st Century
- Humanitarian Engineering and Data Science
- Competitive Strategy
- Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
- Evaluation of Humanitarian Action
- Independent Humanitarian Research Project
- Programme Management for Humanitarians
- Global Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Water Security, Crises and Sustainability
- Microeconomics for Humanitarian Contexts
- International Migration Law
- International Relations
- Violence, Intersectionality and Marginalisation
- Critical Approaches to Diversity
- Strategic Project Management
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Global Humanitarian Studies at University College London earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,500 and £48,000. The £37,500 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Development studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Global Humanitarian Studies at University College London?
79% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Global Humanitarian Studies at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Global Humanitarian Studies at University College London?
79% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 84 offers from 107 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Global Humanitarian Studies at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.