The Master of Diplomatic Studies is designed for students who have already completed a Master's degree with a distinction average within the last ten years in one of the following areas and who wish to study the theory and practice of diplomacy at the Masters level:-

• International Affairs
• Strategic Affairs
• Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
• Asia-Pacific Studies
• Law/International Law
• Public Policy
• Diplomacy
• Business
• Another discipline in a subject area relevant to diplomacy

This program will be on offer from January 2009.

Students are required to have a distinction average from a reputable Master's program in an Australian or of another university approved by the Delegated Authority for the purposes of this Program, being a degree of a kind that is an adequate qualification for the admission of the person as a student.  Applicants for direct entry to the Master of Diplomatic Studies who already possess a Master's Degree (with a distinction average) in the following disciplines are eligible to apply:-

• International Affairs
• Strategic Affairs
• Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
• Asia-Pacific Studies
• Law/International Law
• Public Policy
• Diplomacy
  
• Business
  
• Another discipline in a subject area relevant to diplomacy

Students must also have either:-

1. an IELTS overall band score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or
2. A TOEFL score of 570 (paper based test) or 230 (new system) and a Test of Written English of 4.5