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University Advanced Diploma - Disaster, Crisis and Humanitarian Response: Practice Development

Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver interventions or lead in disaster, humanitarian and crisis settings. Broaden and deepen your perception of your role in such circumstances, including your management and resilience principles, shaping your ability to contribute more effectively to doctrine and policy developments that will ultimately improve yours and your team’s practise. By critically evaluating the evidence, your own personal experience and that of others, you will be able to apply credible, timely solutions to compound problems in response to natural or man-made incidents wherever they occur Unique range of modules.

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Course Overview

Focussed on the pathway specialism, this 60 credit flexible, modular framework provides a coherent programme of study which recognises and values prior experience and learning. The programme aims to:

On this course you will...

  • Provide learners with the opportunity to develop intellectual, analytical, and problem solving skills to enhance practice.
  • Provide learners with the opportunity to develop skills to enable them to critically analyse, interpret and apply evidence to practice.
  • Develop graduate key skills within the lifelong learning context.
  • Facilitate the development of learners as leaders and/or change agents, able to respond to a dynamic practice environment.
  • Provide the opportunity to explore and apply effective collaborative and partnership working.
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Course Structure

What you will learn

The programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate the following:
After 60 credits of study (UADip) you will be able to demonstrate understanding of:


  • The evidence, theories and policy drivers that underpin decision-making and judgement in holistic practice.

  • The professional, ethical and legal perspectives relating to practice, incorporating sensitivity to diversity and cultural issues.

  • The need for and constraints of developing reflective practice, managing change and of multi-professional working including concepts and frameworks for transformative reflection, collaborative and partnership working.

Modules

Your programme will include content which is relevant to the world of work, emphasising problem-solving and the interaction of theory and practice. It will challenge you intellectually, promoting independence and confidence (University of Cumbria, Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy [LTA]). Equally focussing upon one of the key themes from the same strategy we aim to provide an environment for the development of professionally relevant, research informed and innovative programmes. This theme not only provides a foundation for your chosen area of study, but it also recognises the importance of using a clear educational curriculum model and framework to structure your programme, with you as the learner being central to this process.

Focussing on the knowledge and skills required for your employment, the curriculum accommodates the latest contemporary practice developments, key elements of reflective practice and transformative learning. Our University of Cumbria graduate attributes recognise the importance of you being self-reliant, adaptable and flexible in your thinking and practice. This will be reflected in developing and enhancing your skills of enquiry and encouraging you to be open to change, embracing the principles which underpin transformative learning.

Our collaborative approach to learning has underpinned Practice Development programmes for many years and moving forward together we can support you as you adopt and benefit from the transformative learning process, which indicates an ongoing change and reflects the importance of life-long learning.

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