MSc International Diplomacy

Explore real-world diplomatic practices and problems. Investigate how diplomats have contended with difficult international challenges. Examine how political leaders have responded. Engage with the latest research on contemporary diplomacy. Drawing on Keele's long-standing reputation in this field, this course offers you the opportunity to do all these things and more, and to develop the expertise to better understand and analyse the theory and practice of diplomacy in today's fast-changing world. With these skills, you will be equipped to pursue a wide range of careers in government, foreign affairs, international organisations, and many other fields in the public, private, or voluntary sectors.
As the global concerns in our modern world continue to evolve, with pressing security issues, migration, climate change, Covid-19 and more, so too must the strategies, tactics and people involved in decision making.

This course recognises the fast-changing nature of our interconnected world, and the transformed international political relations between states, organisations, and citizens. Drawing on cutting-edge theories of diplomacy and examples of real-world contemporary practice, it explores the evolving field of diplomatic relations.

You will study the theories, practice, and evolution of diplomacy in international settings, and learn how diplomacy works, when, where and how it occurs, and what diplomacy means to different audiences and in different contexts. This will equip you with the analytical tools to understand our changing world and the expertise to contribute to the development of the forces and decisions that shape it.

You will take three core modules. These explore the key ideas and concepts of international diplomacy and the evolution of the field of diplomatic studies, the central philosophies and approaches to the study of Diplomacy and International Relations, and the ways in which research in this field is designed and conducted.

You will then select five optional modules, and you can tailor your studies as you wish, choosing modules that interest you most. You might, for instance, prefer modules that explore the working of the international political system and the development of organisations within it, or you might like to study types of conflict resolution and diplomacy or processes of post-conflict development. Likewise, you might wish to select modules that explore themes from a theoretical perspective, or you might prefer to choose modules that engage in empirical research. Whichever modules you choose, you will be taught by academic staff who are experts and have long-standing reputations within their fields.

You will then be able to further pursue your particular interest in International Diplomacy in your dissertation when you will examine a topic of your own choosing in considerable depth.

2:2 degree in any humanities or social science subject
IELTS - 6.5 with 5.5 in all components
TOEFL ibt - 87 with 17 (writing), 17 (listening), 18 (reading) and 20 (speaking)