Offered By	Regulatory Network, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, and ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	84 units
Academic Contact	Professor William Maley
Academic Plan	7881XMDIPL
CRICOS Code	048408B
UAC Code	832942(M Diplomacy/M MECAS)

The Master of Diplomacy Combined Degree Program is a key under-taking of the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy 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].

Prerequisites

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.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.