Global Business

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 25 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 31.8 k / Year(s) Deadline: Mar 10, 2025
1 place StudyQA ranking:3885 Duration:1 year

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This nine-month master’s degree investigates diverse policy issues and the equally diverse structures of governance and diplomacy regulating them – at the international, transnational, state and sub-state levels. The course will equip you to understand, explain and practise governance and diplomacy in the contemporary global era.

The aim of the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy is to provide high-quality graduate training in debates about the institutions and processes of global governance, multilateralism, regional integration and diplomacy.

You will take a foundation course; two optional courses from a list of choices; a course on research methods; and prepare a dissertation.

The foundation course is a two-term course consisting of 16 two-hour seminars. You may choose either the Global Governance course or the International Diplomacy course.

The optional courses cover important aspects of global governance and/or diplomacy. Each option consists of eight two-hour seminars. 

There is also a mandatory, two-term course on qualitative and quantitative research methods in the social sciences. 

Lastly, you will research and prepare a 10,000- to 12,000- word dissertation under the direction of a supervisor, to be submitted towards the end of the final term.

Over the duration of the course you will benefit from a series of plenary lectures. These weekly lectures introduce important issues of global governance and diplomacy and/or provide research-led presentations on related topics, followed by discussion. 

Teaching

This generally takes place in small classes to encourage active participation and enable students to learn from each other. Teaching styles are diverse and include lectures, seminars, workshops, and student presentations.

You will be allocated a general supervisor who supports your academic development and with whom you meet regularly. Allocation is based on your research interests, optimal fit with the supervisor’s academic expertise, and staff availability. In cases where dissertation supervision requires expertise that is not available among GGD core staff, the department will try to find a dissertation supervisor with expertise in your chosen field. In addition, you will have a college advisor whom you may consult on issues concerning your personal wellbeing.

Assessment

During the course, you will receive regular feedback on presentations and practice essays. Such feedback will not count towards your final mark but will prepare you for the formal assessment of your performance at the end of the year. In June, you will be examined in your four courses: your foundation course; your two options; and research methods. The final mark will be aggregated from the results of these examinations and the mark for your dissertation.

Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or have achieved a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in a social science subject.

It is possible for students who have not specialised in a social science to read for the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy. Active diplomats are welcome to apply, though it should be noted that they will compete for admission on equal terms with other students.

Entrance to the course is very competitive and most successful applicants have a first-class degree or the equivalent.

For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.8 out of 4.0.

If you hold non-UK qualifications and wish to check how your qualifications match these requirements, you can contact the National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC).

No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.

Other appropriate indicators will include:

  • Official transcript(s)
  • CV/résumé
  • Statement of purpose/personal statement:500 words
  • References/letters of recommendation:Three overall, of which at least two must be academic

Scholarships

  • Global Education
  • Hill Foundation Scholarships
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