r/humanitarian • u/o0Frost0o • 20d ago

UPDATE: After advice, I am looking at a Open Degree with the Open University

/r/humanitarian/s/ZhjXkAYnjT

Okay so I've built an Open Degree that I think would be the most useful with the modules available:

  • Science & Health: An evidence based approach
  • Encountering Psychology in context
  • Global Development: Poverty, Inequality, Sustainability
  • Public Law (because it delves into Human Rights
  • Infection, immunity and Public health
  • Public Health: Health promotion and health security
  • Approaches to mental health

For going into the humanitarian world, I think i have built the best degree I could.

  • Public and International health modules
  • Psychology module
  • International development module
  • Law module which delves into human rights
  • Mental health module

I think this is a great all-round humanitarian degree. What do you think?

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u/o0Frost0o 20d ago

/u/EasterAegon /u/drowned_pilot

As the two who left the most advice on my last thread, what do you think?

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u/EasterAegon 19d ago

Yeah it looks ok but I am not sure I understand what you are aiming at. If you want to work in humanitarian logistics this degree will be a small plus but not a requirement. Your added value is brought by your years of experience understanding logistics processing, supply chain, transportation, storage, HR management, etc.

If you do not want to do logistics anymore and wish for something else, this degree is a plus but might not be enough. As I said, the HR recruiting you will see the former log and is looking for someone bringing an immediate added value. Therefore their question will be « are you sure you don’t wanna do logistics anymore? ».

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u/TownWitty8229 19d ago edited 19d ago

I read your last post, and I think you’d be better off with a targeted undergraduate degree (meaning, a major) in international affairs, international development, political science, or public health. It shows depth of expertise in a specific subject area. Or, if you can, do a major in one of those fields and a minor in another. (A language would also be a good minor. I know you said French didn’t go well, but it is a language that is in high demand.)

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u/drowned_pilot 19d ago

Agree with this, and I’m not sure what OP means by ‘Open University’, if it’s one of those peer assessed courses then it’s a bit of a waste of time. Must be accredited or they won’t be considered by a lot of employers, particularly the UN.

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u/o0Frost0o 19d ago

Open University is a well renowned university in the UK that specialises in online study. It also has no restrictions on entry. For example I have no A-Levels which are a requirement at all Universities except for OU. It makes education more accessible for people like me who are looking at studying years after leaving high school and in my my leaving high school and not going to college/ sixth form to get my A-Levels

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u/cai_85 15d ago

It's an actual university in the UK that has a very strong reputation.

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u/TownWitty8229 19d ago

You need to chill out and leave me alone. What is wrong with you? Jesus, it is Reddit