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This program is recommended for those who seek academic preparation for a career in a professional area requiring a solid understanding of the Middle East and Central Asia, whether in diplomacy, the public service, teaching, journalism or business.

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The Master of Diplomacy degree compromises the following 4 compulsory courses:<ul><li>Transnational Diplomacy (12 units);</li><li>Contemporary Challenges in Diplomacy: Politics, Economics, Law & Strategy (12 units);</li><li>Case Studies in Diplomacy (6 units); and</li><li>Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (6 units)</li></ul>  Students will also receive 12 units of advanced standing (credit) towards the 48 unit Master of Diplomacy after having completed the Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies. NOTE: The Master of Diplomacy degree is offered only to fulltime students. Studies commence in the summer session (January-February) and conclude at the end of the following first semester (end of June). The program structure for the Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies degree is is [here|7105XMECAS].

3239 The Master of Diplomacy Combined Degree Program is a key under-taking of the <a href="http://apcd.anu.edu.au">Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy</a> and is composed of two Master degrees. The first Master Degree can be in a range of specified areas in which a knowledge of contemporary diplomacy would be an advantage. (This first degree is referred to as your ?field of study? Master Degree.) Areas of study which can be covered in the field of study degree include: International Relations, Strategic Affairs, International Law, Middle Eastern & Central Eastern Studies, Public Policy, International & Development Economics, Asia-Pacific Studies or Environmental Development. The Master of Diplomacy/Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies is one of these combined degree options and is composed of coursework only. The Program is ideal for those whose professional role involves a solid understanding of transnational diplomacy, and its contemporary challenges, whether this be with a civil service department, multilateral body, international corporation or non-government organization.Admission Requirements For admission to the Master of Diplomacy/Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Program, applicants must satisfy the [Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Admission Requirements |7105XMECAS].

Master of Diplomacy/Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies

For admission to a combined program which includes the MDipl, an applicant must satisfy the criteria for admission to the related Field of Study degree whose coursework comprises the first part of the combined program. To be permitted to enter the MDipl component of the combined program, an applicant must complete the coursework requirements of the related Field of Study degree with a distinction average across all courses (including the sub-thesis in the MA(MECAS)). Students enrolled in a ‘Field of Study’ degree as a separate enrolment may transfer to the relevant combined program provided that the first degree has not been awarded. The structure of the ‘Field of Study’ component of the program will be as approved for the single program for that award with the exception that a student whose ‘Field of Study’ degree has a thesis component will normally prepare and submit the thesis after undertaking the coursework for the Master of Diplomacy degree. Since the degree of Master of Arts (Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies) consists of 36 units of coursework and a 36 unit thesis, students undertaking this degree who wish to continue to the Master of Diplomacy degree will be required to complete the thesis as well as the coursework component before being permitted to proceed.

Although students enter into the Master of Diplomacy Combined Degree Program from the beginning of their studies, they can only proceed into the Master of Diplomacy upon gaining a distinction average in the coursework of their Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies. Students are then awarded both degrees at a single award ceremony.

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