Diplomacy and International Relations

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What is an MSc Diplomacy and International Relations?

This first year allows students to acquire and master the traditional approach to the study of international relations and the mechanisms of contemporary diplomacy. The courses explore in depth the political, legal and economic aspects of the foreign relations of states, but also of the European Union. The MSc Diplomacy & International Relations program provides rapid access to positions of responsibility in the private and public sectors: political analysts, consultants, and researchers in ministries or embassies.

This first year of the MSc International Studies cycle is professionalizing, the student has to do several months of internship.

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The MSc Diplomacy and International Relations program

First year

The courses are given in French.

Major course topics:

History of international relations
Empires and Nations
The post-bipolar world
France’s foreign policy
Diplomacy and international economy
Public International Law
Europe in the world
Economics and international finance
Wars and conflicts
International Justice
International organizations and the crisis of multilateralism
Work experience report
Methodology and research paper
LV1 English
LV2 – LV3 (German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese)

For this first year, there will be a common core of subjects and then specializations to choose from. At the end of the first year, students have a research paper to complete, for which they are accompanied by a research director, a specialist in the field. They are prepared in the framework of a research methodology seminar.

The course of the MSc Diplomacy and International Relations

The year consists of:

lectures

TD (Tutored Work) courses in small groups
group work
e-learning
seminars
face-to-face courses

Throughout the year, students are evaluated through continuous assessment. At the end of each semester, mid-term exams, case studies or oral exams are the methods used to evaluate the students.

Each fundamental course (lectures) is associated with tutorials in small groups and specialized conferences.

For the first year of the MSc program, there will be a thesis to be handed in at the end of the program and an oral presentation before a jury.

Each semester, in addition to lectures, seminars and tutorials, in French and English, students are accompanied in :

Their preparation for the professional world and the search for an internship (between 4 and 6 months)
In the realization of individual or collective projects
In the organization of a series of conferences around public figures.

The prerequisites of the MSc Diplomacy and International Relations

Applications for the first year of the MSc program are open to holders of or in the process of obtaining a BAC+3 (180 ECTS) or an equivalent foreign degree in humanities, law, social sciences, politics or economics.

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Access requirements for the MSc Diplomacy and International Relations

To enter the MSc 1, the student must put together an application file and pass an oral exam. All the details are explained in the MSc Admission page.

If a new student: the candidate obtains the results of the competition 4 weeks after presenting his/her file to a jury

If you are a former HEIP student: the re-enrollment platform is open from May 1 to July 16, 2022.

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Tuition fees for the MSc Diplomacy and International Relations for the academic year 2022-2023

By Year	School Fees
Year 1	70 € of file fees 8 800 € with a reservation deposit of 1 100 €. 92 € CVEC tax to be paid before the start of the school year following registration

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