This course is designed for those planning, or already engaged in, a career in the diplomatic service, journalism, international organizations (such as the United Nations or the European Union) or non-governmental organizations (such as Amnesty International and Oxfam). It will also prepare you for a career in political risk, international finance and think tanks. In this Diplomacy and Foreign Policy MA, you will develop your analytical capacities and your ability to examine and critically evaluate the role of foreign policy, diplomacy and decision-making in relation to complex issues such as: the capacity of states to meet their economic and political foreign policy goals; the role of foreign policy and diplomacy in global conflict; the relationship between human rights, foreign policy, and diplomacy. Students may have the opportunity to undertake a placement, but it is not a formal requirement of the course. We encourage students to create their own, by fostering connections offered by the Careers this Diplomacy and Foreign Policy MA, you will develop your analytical capacities and your ability to examine and critically evaluate the role of foreign policy, diplomacy and decision-making in relation to complex issues such as: the capacity of states to meet their economic and political foreign policy goals, the role of foreign policy and diplomacy in global conflict, the relationship between human rights, foreign policy, and diplomacy, the evolution of international organizations as diplomatic and foreign policy forums. You will explore the significance of risk and change in contemporary foreign policy and diplomacy, and develop your ability to critically evaluate foreign policy tools and diplomacy in the contemporary world. During this course students will also achieve PgCert and PgDip awards.