MA International Relations (Diplomacy)

This degree provides an excellent academic training for prospective and practising diplomats, civil servants, journalists or academics and is designed to develop their understanding of practices and procedures of modern diplomacy, enhance their ability to work effectively within the diplomatic community, and develop a systematic understanding of international affairs. The primary focus of the degree is on diplomatic methodology, practice and law.

Core module

• International Relations
• Contemporary Diplomacy

Selected optional modules

• Conflict & Conflict Resolution    
• International Security Studies      
• Political Integration in Europe    
• International Political Economy    
• The United Nations, Humanitarian Intervention & Contemporary Warfare      
• The Practice of Strategy in History    
• Strategic Theory        
• Modern Strategy
• The Origins and Causes of War    
• Conflict in the Middle East      
• Terrorism in a Globalising World    
• Cold War Culture        

For details of each module, see here.

For more information please download the programme specification for MA International Relations (Diplomacy) (PDF).