Addressing Conflict and Crisis:
Humanitarian Studies at Tufts University
To address the humanitarian impact of conflicts, crisis and natural disasters, Tufts University offers three distinct graduate-level degree programs. Humanitarian Studies at Tufts encompass two distinguished schools with the possibility of single- and dual-degree programs with opportunities to study at both schools. Graduates gain an understanding of how crisis environments evolve, how affected communities cope, and how the international humanitarian system intervenes. Graduates understand the operating environment of contemporary disasters and complex emergencies, and can analyze the policy processes behind emergency response and international engagement in crises.
With campuses in Boston and Medford, Massachusetts (with field offices in Ethiopia) Tufts delivers a University-wide commitment to civic engagement and global citizenship. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy offers courses in social science (politics, strategy), business and management, as well as international law and organizations. The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy offers courses in emergency nutrition, disaster risk management, epidemiology, food security and livelihoods.
- Food Policy/Applied Nutrition, Humanitarian Assistance (MS and PhD)
- Meeting the challenge of food security, livelihoods and nutrition in humanitarian emergencies
- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) with Humanitarian Studies specialization
- Addressing displacement and refugee, gender, conflict, human rights and, protection issues in emergencies
- Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance, The Feinstein International Center
- Offering mid-career humanitarian professionals an academic setting in which to develop their knowledge and skills in humanitarian action