Diplomatic Studies and Law
Short courses
Our short courses and events in diplomatic studies and law include day events and weekly learning programmes.
We also offer courses in economics and politics.
Graduate programmes
The Department offers the following full-time programmes in diplomatic studies:
- Foundations of Diplomacy Pre-Masters is a six-month course open to applicants with no previous knowledge of the field of diplomacy/international relations.
- Master of Studies in Diplomatic Studies is a 12-month full-time programme designed for mid-career diplomats and international relations practitioners.
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Evaluate the most controversial decisions in European foreign policy in the inter-war. As the utopian Versailles Treaty unravelled into a dystopian nightmare, the great continental powers positioned themselves for another deadly conflict.
- Fri 17 Oct 2025 – 21 Nov 2025
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
From grandiose national rhetoric to to a façade of industrial modernisation, explore Mussolini's failures in war and diplomacy in this hybrid lecture.
- Fri 17 Oct 2025
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series
Investigate the conflict between citizens and states concerning unrestricted encryption access, learn about surveillance and examine the Crypto Wars in this online lecture.
- Tue 21 Oct 2025
- 6:15 – 7:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
From external military intervention of dictatorial powers to the conspicuous non-intervention of western democracies, discover more about the Spanish Civil War and its wide-reaching consequences with this hybrid lecture.
- Fri 24 Oct 2025
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Explore Stresemann and Hitler's opposition to the Versailles Treaty, consider their ultimate aims and strengthen your knowledge of German foreign policy leading up to and during WWII with this hybrid lecture.
- Fri 31 Oct 2025
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Learn more about Soviet foreign policy post WWI in this hybrid lecture.
- Fri 07 Nov 2025
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Research, student spotlights and related subjects:
Jarosław Bajaczyk (2018-19)
Jarosław applied for the Diplomatic Studies Programme as he wanted to devote time to research and study in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.Student spotlights
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Short, part-time and online courses in economics and politics at Oxford University.