MA Global Governance and Diplomacy(Part-time)

Year 1

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
• to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the governance regimes that seek to address key global challenges
• to demonstrate advanced understanding of diplomatic practices of states
• to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of how states and international organisations interact with non-governmental and civic lobbying groups
• to effectively practice skills necessary to operate in the field of global governance and diplomacy, including report-writing; policy analysis; negotiating; campaigning and lobbying
• to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
• proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to evaluate these;
• to evaluate critically current issues and research in the discipline.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma & Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
• the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in the area of professional practice;
• evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
• self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
• independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
• critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
• demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to the complex specialist area of Global Governance and Diplomatic Practice
• drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
• evaluating received opinion;
• make sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.