PIR-40136 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module has strategic value for the MSc International Diplomacy Programmes.
Conceptually, it offers a cutting-edge approach to the study of diplomacy, examining the evolution of the field of diplomatic studies, and focusing in-depth on non-traditional actors, diplomacy within states, between states and citizens, and asking how diplomacy is conducted and regulated. Practically, this module trains students' advanced communicative skills and toolkits for their careers.
This module suits the university's agenda to Decolonise the Curriculum agenda as it focuses on non-Western cases and non-traditional actors. More importantly, the overarching theoretical lens in this module is critical IR theory which examines conventionally ignored states, actors, and perspectives. It will attract international students as well as home students who wish to build a new perspective of understanding diplomacy.

This module provides an overview of the field of diplomatic studies and familiarises students with the affective dimension of diplomacy. We ask crucial questions such as trust and empathy in both the practice and the analysis of diplomacy. This module offers a cutting-edge approach to the study of diplomacy, examining the evolution of the field of diplomatic studies, and focusing in-depth on non-traditional actors, diplomacy within states, between states and citizens, and asking how diplomacy is conducted and regulated.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of non-traditional diplomacy: 1
Critically evaluate the literature of diplomacy with advanced writing skills and proper academic referencing: 1
Exhibit original thinking in the application of theories to interpret and create knowledge: 1
Develop the ability to apply theories of diplomacy to concrete empirical case studies: 1

Study hours

Seminars: 20 hours
Structured engagement with online resources: 10 hours
Independent Study Hours, preparation and completion of assessment: 120 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment