DIPL8006 Diplomacy, Politics and the United Nations
| Offered By | Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Diplomacy |
| Offered in | Winter Session, 2013 and Winter Session, 2014 |
| Unit Value | 12 units |
| Course Description |
This Course provides students with a systematic introduction to the United Nations as a family of organisations facilitating complex patterns of diplomatic engagement in the 21st Century. It opens with a discussion of the emergence of the United Nations then moves on to explore the structure and function of key United Nations organisation and finally examines the involvement of the United Nations in a range of complex endeavours such as humanitarian assistance, intervention, conflict management, and peacebuilding in disrupted states. It concludes with a discussion of the prospects for reform of the United Nations system. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The course if designed to equip students with a thorough knowledge of how the United Nations system is organised and functions and with the skills to work competently either in the United Nations offices or in diplomatic missions attached to the United Nations and its agencies. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Written work of 6,000 and a take-home examination at the completion of the course. |
| Workload |
Students undertaking this course could expect a workload of 20 hours per week. This is inclusive of actual contact hours for lectures and also out of class preparation time. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Anthropology, Arab and Islamic Studies, Contemporary Europe, Environmental Studies, International Business, International Relations, Law, Philosophy, Policy Studies, and Political Sciences |
| Eligibility |
Students should be enrolled in a Masters level program from a cognate field of study. |
| Consent Required | Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Paul Kennedy, The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present and Future of the United Nations (New York: Random House, 2006) |
| Technology Requirements |
Students require access to a computer with Microsoft Word and access to the internet. |
| Programs | Doctor of Diplomatic Studies and Master of Diplomatic Studies |
| Other Information |
Delivery Mode: Winter session, on campus, seminar-style. |
| Academic Contact | Professor William Maley |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.
