Master's Degree in Health Humanitarian Action

Master in collaboration with Doctors of the World

Master's webpage

Ciencias Biomédicas

University of Alcalá.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Medical humanitarian organisation "DOCTORS OF THE WORLD (MdM)".
Other External Collaborating Entities that participate: AMREF, Red Cross, FARMAMUNDI, OXFAM, Medicus Mundi, MSF.

University of Alcalá
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

2017-18 (RD 1393/2007)

One and a half academic years full-time

Hybrid course: face-to-face classes along with online learning

Spanish and English

Level 3 leading to the title of Master's Degree. Level 3 (Master's) of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES) corresponds to level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 22/2015, of 23rd January (BOE 07/02/2015).

This is not a degree title qualifying with ministerial approval for the exercise of regulated professional activities.

Professional

Consuelo Giménez Pardo
University Professor
consuelo.gimenez@uah.es

Jose Félix Hoyo
Doctors of the World
josefelix.hoyo@medicosdelmundo.org

Quality Coordination
Dra. Consuelo Giménez Pardo
consuelo.gimenez@uah.es

Gabriel de Arriba de la Fuente (Decano)

Consuelo Giménez Pardo (Directora del Master)  

José Félix Hoyo (Director del Master)  

Lourdes Lledó (Representante PDI)  

Marta Diaz (Representante Estudiantes)  

Francisca Ibarro Rodríguez (Representante PTGAS)

Administrative issues related to access and admission:
master.universitario@uah.es

Administrative issues related to student record and enrollmen: 

secalum.posgrado@uah.es

The goals of this Master's degree are in line with the stipulates of the Spanish Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (MECES) and ensure the achievement of the basic competencies required to obtain a master's degree, following article 3.3, Appendix I of R.D. 1393/2007.

Fulfilment of the goals means students have achieved competencies that must be consistent with the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, with the principles of equal opportunities and universal accessibility for the disabled, and with the values proper to a democratic and peace-loving culture.

Access to Registration

• Entrance requirements
• Required documentation

Entry profile:
Students graduated in the area of Health Sciences (preferably from the following degrees: Medicine, Nursery, Physiotherapy, Health Biology and Pharmacy).

Advanced knowledge of English, at least in reading and writing, is very important. Those interested should have a strong humanitarian vocation.

Selection criteria:

Application of a weighted scoring scale, which will assess:

1. Curriculum vitae of humanitarian action or social volunteering in governmental, intergovernmental and/or non-governmental organisations and institutions, as well as personal motivation: up to 4 points.

2. Title degree, taking into consideration average mark and ending year: up to 3 points

3. Previous experience and other achievements (written works, courses, seminars and/or seminars related to the Master's profile): up to 2 points

4. Knowledege of languages: up to 1 point

• Official certificate of Level B1 (minimum) (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). In case the student does not own an official language certificate, there will be a test consisting of a translation and a text analysis of a scientific text in English.

Fees: 1st matriculation: nationals and residents: 2.736 € first year, 1.351 € second year;  non-EU non-residents: 5.079 € first year, 2.522 € second year (approximate information).

Curso 2026-27

Presentación del curso: 21 septiembre de 2026 

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Scientific-Technological Campus
Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33,6

Installations, services and plans
(Computer rooms, bibliographic resources, libraries, study rooms...):

• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Lourdes Lledó (PDI Representative) 

Consuelo Giménez Pardo (Master's Program Director)  

José Félix Hoyo (Master's Program Director)  

Marta Díaz (Student Representative)  

Francisca Ibarro Rodríguez (PTGAS Representative) 

Teresa Hernández García (Quality Representative)