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POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Diplomatic Studies
Overview
In international politics, the
primary day-to-day means of
contact between states is through
the institution of diplomacy.
A rich legal tradition of how
this diplomacy is governed has
evolved and the practices of
diplomacy by states continue
to change and shape the patterns
of world politics around us.
One important way to understand
international politics is to
examine the practices of
diplomats and the contexts
within which they operate.
Our MA and MRes in Diplomatic
Studies aims to meet this need.
The first of its kind in the UK,
it continues to provide a solid,
advanced grounding in the legal
foundations and the theory and
practice of diplomacy. Many
students on the course are from
diplomatic backgrounds and so
the course provides a useful link
between the worlds of academia
and of practical policy making.
Module titles
You are required to complete
180 credits to be awarded the
MA in Politics and International
Relations in any given pathway.
You will study the following
core modules:
• Advanced Approaches to
Politics and International
Relations
• Research in Action
• Perspectives in Politics
and International Relations
• Dissertation
The following is a list of indicative
elective modules:
• The Changing International
Agenda
Key Information
Course type
MA, MRes
Mode of study
Full-time or part-time
Entry
requirements
Applicants are required
to hold a second-class
honours degree (2.2 or
equivalent) in addition
to the relevant language
qualifications. For further
information please visit
th e website.
Contact email
[email protected]
• Diplomatic Law
• Diplomatic Practice
• Environmental Diplomacy
Additional information
The course aims to ground you in
the central legal, theoretical and
practical aspects of diplomacy.
It does this within a context of a
more general understanding of
international relations. It will also
prepare you for research, both
research that you may do for your
dissertation, but also research
that you may undertake in your
future academic or professional
work. The elective modules and
the dissertation give you a broad
scope in which to pursue topics of
your own choosing.
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Good to know
In the 2015
Research Excellence
Framework, 93%
of the research
submitted in Politics
and International
Studies was judged
to be in the top
three categories
of world leading,
internationally
excellent and
internationally
recognised.