Humanitarian Action & Human Rights (M.A.) - Disaster Relief
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| CLCM 501 | Faith-Based Humanitarian Action and Leadership Survey | 3 |
| CLCM 600 | Organizing a Faith-Based Humanitarian Response | 3 |
| CLCM 691 | Humanitarian Action and Human Rights Capstone 1 | 3 |
| CRIS 605 | Crisis and First Responder Training: Skills and Techniques | 3 |
| GLST 650 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| HUMR 501 | The International Human Rights Regime | 3 |
| JURI 680 | International Human Rights Law | 3 |
| THEO 615 | Theological Foundations for Humanitarian Action and Human Rights | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Pluralism and World Religions | ||
| Survey of Islamic Theology & Practice | ||
| Anthropology and Ethnography | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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CLCM 691 should be taken in the final semester.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Relief Cognate | ||
| CLCM 601 | Faith-Based Program Design in Disaster Relief | 3 |
| CLCM 602 | Assessments and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Faith-Based Disaster Relief Organizations | 3 |
| CRIS 609 | Complex Trauma and Disasters: Offering Emotional and Spiritual Care | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 36 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 2.0 GPA
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CRIS 605 | Crisis and First Responder Training: Skills and Techniques | 3 |
| GLST 650 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| THEO 615 | Theological Foundations for Humanitarian Action and Human Rights | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CLCM 501 | Faith-Based Humanitarian Action and Leadership Survey | 3 |
| HUMR 501 | The International Human Rights Regime | 3 |
| CLCM 600 | Organizing a Faith-Based Humanitarian Response | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CLCM 601 | Faith-Based Program Design in Disaster Relief | 3 |
| JURI 680 | International Human Rights Law | 3 |
| Core Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CLCM 602 | Assessments and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Faith-Based Disaster Relief Organizations | 3 |
| CRIS 609 | Complex Trauma and Disasters: Offering Emotional and Spiritual Care | 3 |
| CLCM 691 | Humanitarian Action and Human Rights Capstone 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |