Master of Science by Coursework in Global Governance and Diplomacy

Differences from 2019/20 to 2021/22

  • 1. Each candidate will be required to follow a course of instruction in Global Governance and Diplomacy for three terms, and will, when they enter their names for the examination, be required to produce a certificate from their supervisors to this effect.

  • 2. Candidates must offer:

    (i) A foundation paper in Global Governance and Diplomacy.

    (ii) A mandatory paper in Research Methods.

    (iii) Two option papers to be selected from a list published annually by the Course Director by Monday of Week Nought of Michaelmas Full Term.

    (iv) One 10,000-12,000 word dissertation: in the analysis of an issue in global governance or diplomacy. The topic of the dissertation must be submittedapproved toby the Course Director forat approvalthe not later than 12 noon on Fridayend of seventhHilary week of MichaelmasFull Term by the date specified in the yearCourse in which the examination is takenHandbook. The dissertation must be submitteduploaded to the University approved online assessment platform not later than 12 noon on Thursday of sixth week of Trinity Full Term in the year in which the examination is taken. Two typewritten or word processed copies of the dissertation must be delivered to the Examination Schools, addressed to the Chair of Examiners for the M.Sc. in Global Governance and Diplomacy, c/o Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford at the time and date specified.

  • 2. A candidate who fails the examination will be permitted to retake it on one further occasion within six terms of his or her initial registration. Such a candidate will be permitted to resubmit the same dissertation provided that this reached a satisfactory standard, while a candidate who has reached a satisfactory standard on one or more examination papers will not be required to retake that part of the examination.

  • 3. Candidates may be required to attend an oral examination on any part of the examination.

Schedule

  • i. Global Governance and Diplomacy: 

    • a. the sources, mechanisms, processes and practices of global governance at the subnational, national, international, and transnational levels: at the subnational, national, and transnational levels, the focus is on globalisation; at the international, transnational and supranational levels, the focus is on regional integration; at the level of inter-state governance, the focus is on international organisations, international regimes, and multilateralism.

    • b. substantive knowledge and theoretical background concerning institutions and processes of international diplomacy, including key themes of diplomatic thought, paradigms of international negotiation, ethical boundaries of diplomatic engagement, and transformative implications of digital technologies.

  • ii Research Methods: common research methods in the social sciences including but not limited to the topics of concept formation, causal analysis, single and comparative case study methods, case selection, qualitative interviewing, historical and ethnographic methods, genealogy, and statistical approaches and instruments.