The HERO-HEALTH curriculum is designed as a progressive learning journey, moving from foundational knowledge to applied practice and immersive simulation.

Across three semesters, students develop the ability to understand, manage, and respond to complex humanitarian and public health challenges through interdisciplinary learning and real-world training.

Semester 1
Required Courses

HH1.1_R — Introduction to Inclusive Disaster Management — 6 ECTS
HH1.2_R — Planning, Preparing, and Implementing Humanitarian Assistance in Crises — 6 ECTS
HH1.3_R — Community Resilience and Engagement, Population Wellbeing, and Mental Health Needs in Humanitarian Settings — 6 ECTS
Compulsory Electives — choose 2 of the following 3

HH1.4_E — Biological Hazards, Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Biological Risk Management — 6 ECTS
HH1.5_E — Displacement and Mobility of Populations in Climate Change — 6 ECTS
HH1.6_E — Humanitarian Medicine and Response (Prediction, Prevention, Mitigation, Adaptation and Rebuilding) — 6 ECTS

Semester 2
Required Courses

HH2.1_R — Disaster Management in Action: Applying an All of Society Approach — 6 ECTS
HH2.2_R — Research Methods in Humanitarian Settings and Emergencies — 6 ECTS
HH2.3_R — One Health, Global Health Policy, Health Systems Organization and Sustainable Development — 6 ECTS

Compulsory Electives — choose 2 of the following 3

HH2.4_E — Mental Health, Resilience and Recovery after Crises, Disasters, and Humanitarian Emergencies — 6 ECTS
HH2.5_E — Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Preparedness — 6 ECTS
HH2.6_E — Logistics and Management in Humanitarian Settings — 6 ECTS

Semester 3
Required

HH3.1_R — Immersive Disaster Simulations for Critical Thinking and Humanitarian Leadership: Developing Critical Thinking Skills, Clinical Reasoning and Professional Dispositions — 5 ECTS
HH3.2_R — Thesis — 15 ECTS
HH3.3_R — Independent Research in Disaster Management, Global Mental Health, or Displacement and Mobility — 10 ECTS