Accelerate your career with this online diplomacy programme, offered by DiploFoundation and the University of Malta.
Join experienced practitioners, working diplomats, and other international relations professionals to learn about the theoretical and practical building blocks of diplomacy, with a focus on contemporary issues and challenges.
How the programme works
First, you attend a 10-day residential workshop in Malta. Here you will get a clear overview of the programme, meet your classmates and some of the faculty members, and develop skills in critical areas of diplomacy including negotiation, protocol, and language.
Next, you participate in five online courses, each lasting ten weeks. You select your courses from our extensive catalogue which includes Bilateral Diplomacy, Multilateral Diplomacy, E-Diplomacy, Development Diplomacy, Language and Diplomacy, Diplomacy of Small States, and more. Courses are kept up-to-date and relevant through discussion of current events and trends. Online study involves reading and discussing lecture texts with course lecturers and fellow participants, completing learning activities and assignments, and joining online meetings. Once you have completed these courses, you are eligible to receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy awarded by the University of Malta. You can get a head start by attending one or two of your online courses in 2016 – read more about this option below.
If you continue to the Master’s degree, the final part of the programme is writing your dissertation under the personal guidance of a faculty member. On successful completion, you will receive a Master in Contemporary Diplomacy awarded by the University of Malta.
Faculty members include practising and retired diplomats and academics with both theoretical expertise and practical experience in the field.
Online learning takes place in small groups and is highly interactive, drawing on the experience and knowledge of participants as well as lecturers. Course work is flexible: within a weekly schedule, you decide when and where to study. The programme requires 7-10 hours of study per week.
The Master in Contemporary Diplomacy is recognised worldwide and has European postgraduate accreditation through the Faculty of Arts at the University of Malta. Graduates of the Master programme work in ministries of foreign affairs around the world, as well as other government bodies and international organisations.
Who should apply
Practising diplomats, civil servants and international relations professionals, postgraduate students, journalists, and staff of international and non-governmental organisations hoping to gain deeper insight into the world of diplomacy.
How to apply
The next programme begins on 1 February 2017. Apply by 1 October 2016 (international applicants); 15 November 2016 (Maltese applicants) For further details and application instructions, please visit the programme website or contact admissions@diplomacy.edu Scholarships covering 20% – 50% of Postgraduate Diploma fee available to applicants from small and developing states.
Get a head start
Enrol in an online course during summer and autumn 2016 for academic credit towards the 2017 Master in Contemporary Diplomacy. Available courses include: Summer
Diplomatic Law: Privileges and Immunities
Autumn
Consular and Diaspora Diplomacy
For additional information: http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/int-relations/diplo
