PgDip International Relations

Course Overview This program provides a comprehensive foundation in International Relations, equipping students to analyze and explain pressing global issues from security and terrorism to migration and financial crises. It offers a balanced curriculum that covers core diplomatic and strategic practices while encouraging specialization through elective courses on contemporary challenges. The diploma also serves as a direct pathway for high-achieving students to progress to a full MA degree, culminating in an independent research dissertation. Key Program Highlights Examine deep structural forces and urgent real-world problems like armed conflict, human displacement, and inequality Gain insights from both traditional and critical perspectives on diplomacy, arms control, and global health policy Customize your learning by choosing elective courses to develop your own areas of academic specialization Seamless pathway to transfer to the MA program and undertake an independent research dissertation Explore diverse dissertation topics from cyber terrorism and Russian security policy to EU defense and conflict resolution