Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has a start date in September

The MA Diplomacy is a vocationally orientated, interdisciplinary course offered jointly by the Schools of Politics and International Relations, Law and History.

The course is ideally suited to those students wishing to pursue professional careers that are informed by diplomacy, mediation and negotiation within areas such as the civil service, commercial negotiation, defence liaison, international financial regulation and journalism, as just a few examples.

Diplomacy provides the vital human framework for the development of international society in a globalising world. Increasingly complex patterns of law, culture, history, economics and politics – both within and between states – are mediated by the practice of diplomacy. The craft of diplomacy, although distinguished by a remarkable and time-honoured pedigree, is ever more essential to mediation and regulation in the contemporary world.

You will be introduced to the advanced study of diplomacy and negotiation, including traditional approaches – which conceive of it as a specialist form of statecraft – and modern conceptions, which embrace areas such as media and cultural diplomacy.

Course-specific entry requirements

Please note that relevant professional experience will be considered in assessing applications, although it is not a requirement of entry.

Download the MA Diplomacy leaflet for more information.  

• This interdisciplinary course is taught between the Schools of Politics and International Relations, History and Law
• The programme is one of the most popular to be offered by the School of Politics and International Relations, attracting students from all over the world
• Students are offered the opportunity to go on a field trip to visit organisations such as North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and the European Commission to further enhance your learning experience
• The Research Assessment Exercise 2008 ranked the School of Politics and International Relations an the top ten in the UK for research power, and in the last independent subject level review of teaching, the school was awarded the maximum of 24 out of 24 (Quality Assurance Agency, 2001)

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