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2021/22 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA Global Governance and Diplomacy Part-time (No longer recruiting)

Programme code:MA-GL/G&D-PUCAS code:
Duration:24 Months Method of Attendance: Part Time
Programme manager:Dr Markus Fraundorfer Contact address:M.Fraundorfer@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

2.1 equivalent first degree in social sciences.
IELTS an overall band of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each component skill
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of 92 with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing
Pearson (Academic) of 64 overall with no less than 60 in any component
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) of 176 overall with no less than 169 in any component
Trinity College Integrated Skills in English of a Pass in ISE II or above (if taken in the UK)

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

POLIS

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

POLIS MA Examination Board

Programme specification:

The MA in Global Governance and Diplomacy is a 24-month course designed to provide high quality education in the practices, institutions and processes that address the key global challenges of our time: security and conflict, climate change, migration, gender equality, humanitarian assistance, health, poverty, economic stability, development, and education. On completion of this degree, students will have an in-depth knowledge of the challenges faced by humanity, the current global regimes that regulate human practices, why those regimes succeed or fail, the politics underpinning current practices and the obstacles to change. The MA also builds on the academic study of governance and contemporary diplomatic practice. It is vocationally oriented and is designed to prepare students for careers working in international organizations and their member states, as well the non-governmental organizations that operate within global politics. To this end, our graduates will be familiar with, and practiced in, the key skills (e.g. report writing, policy analysis, policy brief writing, presentation and communication tactics, evidence-based policy, negotiating, campaigning and lobbying) that are necessary to work in global governance.”

The skills-based teaching throughout the course will allow you to gain training in the practices, institutions, and processes that address the key global challenges of our time such as: health, food security, climate change, migration, gender equality, humanitarian assistance, health, poverty, economic stability, development and education.
Throughout the programme you will gain a deeper understanding of the transnational nature of these issues, and how the interrelated and global scale of these challenges requires a fresh approach beyond the nation state. You will gain a deeper understanding of the governance regimes that seek to address global challenges, why such regimes succeed or fail, the politics underpinning current practice and the obstacles to change. The practical focus of the course will ensure you are well-equipped and practiced in the skills required to succeed in this field, such as lobbying, report writing, negotiating, and campaigning.

You will also benefit from the research expertise and experience of staff contributing to the programme. Our staff have experience working with major international bodies such as the United Nations (UN), the Joint Office for Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and beyond.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
At least one of the below compulsory modules should be studied in year one. Both compulsory modules must be studied over years one and two.

PIED5650MDiplomatic Practice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5652MGlobal Governance30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 60 credits of optional modules from the below list over years one and two:

FOAH5000MEngaging the Modern City: The Civic Researcher30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LAW5866MGlobal Governance through Law30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED5202MGlobal Politics of Health30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5213MConflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5235MEducation in Development30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5255MGender, Globalisation and Development30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5256MGlobal Inequalities and Development30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr)
PIED5527MTheories and Concepts in Global Political Economy30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5528MCapitalism in Practice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5548MThe Responsibility to Protect30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5562MInternational Relations and the Environment30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5580MClimate Security30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5626MGlobal Justice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the below compulsory module.

PIED5800MDissertation60 credits1 Sep to 30 Jun (adv year), Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study a total of 60 credits from the following optional modules over years one and two:

FOAH5000MEngaging the Modern City: The Civic Researcher30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED5202MGlobal Politics of Health30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5213MConflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5235MEducation in Development30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5255MGender, Globalisation and Development30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5256MGlobal Inequalities and Development30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr)
PIED5527MTheories and Concepts in Global Political Economy30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5528MCapitalism in Practice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5548MThe Responsibility to Protect30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5562MInternational Relations and the Environment30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5580MClimate Security30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5626MGlobal Justice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that you cannot study the same module twice.

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