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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

encompassing strategic and security issues, diplomacy,
Master of Social Science (M.Soc.Sc.) in Strategy and interstate relations, foreign policy, international political
Diplomacy economics, international law, defence policy and
regional issues. Students are also given the opportunity
The Master of Social Science in Strategy and Diplomacy to participate in seminars and round table discussions
(M.Soc.Sc in Strategy and Diplomacy) is a collaborative with experts and prominent figures organised by IDFR
programme between IDFR and Universiti Kebangsaan and UKM.
Malaysia (UKM). This programme aims at providing
a comprehensive understanding of the core issues The 2020/2021 Master of Social Science students,
related to the theories and practices of strategy and consisting of 9 Malaysian students and 2 international
diplomacy. It prepares and equips students from diverse students (from Somalia and Zimbabwe) successfully
backgrounds with the ability to explore the relationship completed their studies in September 2021. The next
between strategy and diplomacy within the context batch of 2021/2022 consists of 14 students, 9 local
of the changing global environment. Both compulsory and 5 international (China, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Yemen
and elective courses are offered in the programme, in and Kazakhstan) commenced their studies on the 1st
addition to the requirement of writing a 30,000 word of October with an orientation programme conducted
dissertation. online with the Director-General of IDFR and Deputy
Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities,
The programme requires all students to attend classes UKM.

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