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Masters in International Public Policy & Diplomacy

College of Business and Law
PAC Course Code: CKL24
Qualification: MBS
Duration: 12 months full time
EU Fees: €9,000 for the 2012-2013 academic session.
Non-EU Fees: TBC
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12

Overview of International Public Policy & Diplomacy (MBS)

The MBS International Public Policy and Diplomacy is a programme for those aspiring to pursue careers in international policy environments such as departments of foreign affairs and other government ministries, international organisations, armed forces, aid agencies, non-governmental organisations and think-tanks, and international businesses. The MBS International Public Policy and Diplomacy has a strong vocational element including policy-oriented brief- and report-writing, visiting speaker series of current and former policy-makers, tailored advice on career development, a fieldtrip to the European institutions in Brussels, a fieldtrip to Dublin (examining national policy-making) and a work placement in an international policy environment. The MBS International Public Policy and Diplomacy is a one-year full-time programme offered by UCC’s Departments of Government, History, Law, Management and Marketing and languages. Students take taught courses from early September to end March and a work placement (or a research dissertation) during the summer.

What will I be Studying?

Students studying for the MBS International Public Policy and Diplomacy take the following modules:
Part I Core Modules (40 credits):
GV6010 Contemporary Global Policy Challenges (5 credits)
GV6011 EU Political System and Policies (5 credits)
LW6566 International Law (5 credits)
MG6319 Leadership and Followership (5 credits)
GV6012 Global Economic Policies and Institutions (5 credits)
LW6567 European Law (5 credits)
HI6040 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: Case Studies in Crises and Decision-making (10 credits)
Part I: Elective modules (20 credits from the following):
GV6115 European Security (10 credits)
HI6024 The Development of International Society (10 credits)
HI6026 US Foreign Policy and Contemporary History (10 credits)
LW6551 Immigration & Refugee Law (10 credits)
LW6556 International Humanitarian Law (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6555 International Trade Law and Policy (10 credits)
Language modules (10 credits) Chinese OR French OR German OR Spanish OR Italian OR Modern Irish
Part II
EITHER GV6013 Work Placement and Portfolio (30 credits)
OR GV6014 Research Dissertation (30 credits).

Entry Requirements

The minimum requirement for applicants is a 2.1 honours degree in any subject.
Consideration may be given to applicants who do not meet the above criteria but who have sufficient relevant professional experience, subject to approval by the programme director and the Faculty of Commerce.

English Language Requirements:

All applicants whose first language is not English are required to sit either an IELTS test or a recognised equivalent test as approved by the Faculty of Commerce. The minimum requirement is an IELTS score of 6.5 with no individual section lower than 6.0. An exception may be granted where a candidate has been awarded a university degree where the overall content has been delivered in the English language.

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc
For full details of the application procedure click How to apply Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary form as part of the application process for this programme. A copy of this form is available here SupplementaryFormCKL24 (28kB) All required documentation must be sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway.

Find out More

Number of Places: TBA Website:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/government/PostgraduateStudy/MBSIPPandDiplomacy/

Dr Andrew Cottey
Director, MBS International Public Policy and Diplomacy
Department of Government
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
Tel. +353 21 490-2087
E-mail: a.cottey@ucc.ie

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