Global Governance and Diplomacy MA

Course overview

This course provides the expertise and skills in global governance and diplomacy required to pursue a fruitful career within international organisations, their member states, or a non-governmental organisation operating within global politics.

Throughout the course, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the transnational nature of governance and diplomacy. You’ll analyse the transnational governance regimes that seek to address global challenges, questioning why such regimes succeed or fail. You’ll also examine the politics underpinning current diplomatic practice and the obstacles to change.

The practical focus of the course will ensure you’re well equipped to succeed in this field, with advanced knowledge of lobbying, report writing, negotiating, and campaigning.

Course highlights

You'll benefit from the research expertise and experience of staff contributing to the course. Our staff have experience working with major international bodies such as the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Joint Office for Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, and other UN agencies.

This course features research-led teaching informed by the research that occurs in the European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, recognised internationally for its work on atrocity prevention, the Centre for Democratic Politics, and the Centre for Global Development.

Applying

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or a non-UK equivalent in a social science, humanities, or another related discipline (that includes a minimum of five social science and humanities modules).

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Politics and Society (6 weeks) and Language for Social Sciences and Arts: Politics and Society (10 weeks).

We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. Find out more about our six week online pre-sessional and our 10 week online pre-sessional.

You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

Career opportunities

This course provides students with the skills, experience and expertise required to pursue a fruitful career within international organisations and their member states, or non-governmental organisations. The combination of an academic and practical focus will allow you to develop both the knowledge and skills to succeed in global governance.