MA Global Governance and DiplomacyPart-time (No longer recruiting)
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.