CULTURAL DIPLOMACY & INTERNATIONAL EVENTS at University of West of Scotland

OVERVIEW

The MA in Cultural Diplomacy & International Events course will teach you the necessary contexts with which events are located: 

• Political 
• Economic 
• Cultural 
• Social

In addition, you will also learn the most effective strategies and tactics to secure sought after benefits and to acknowledge the potential drawbacks or negative consequences that can accompany the bidding, hosting and legacy resulting from these events.

You will graduate with an appreciation of useful strategies, policies and practices for advancing cultural diplomacy, and be able to apply these to a range of different circumstances. Having been exposed to real-life professional practice you will be well-versed in presenting your work to a range of stakeholders.

COURSE DETAILS

Although the MA Cultural Diplomacy pathway has some core features, you will also benefit from a degree of specialisation that will prepare you for a career in your chosen area of events, sport or music.

Teaching & Assessment

You will complete the following three common 20-credit modules on all three courses in the framework: ·

• Research Methods
• History of Cultural Diplomacy
• Future Trends in Cultural Diplomacy

Your course specific modules will be: 

• Global Events Policy: Critical Perspectives

• Event Bidding: Theory and Practice

By studying either: 

• International Cases in Cultural Diplomacy

• Soft Power, Hard Power & Smart Power; and

• Nation Branding and Unilateral Cultural Diplomacy

You will deepen your critical understanding of the history and contemporary practice of cultural diplomacy, as well as future applications of the field.