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M.A. (Diplomacy, Law & Business)
2 Year, Residential
Master’s Degree Programme
Master’s Degree Programme
Internationally qualified teaching and research faculty from top universities of the world.
Partnerships with the best educational establishments around the world. International student and faculty exchange programmes and summer schools and the "Globally networked future diplomats development programme”.
Experiential learning facilitated via field trips, internships and initiatives in 14 research centres; analytical thinking and critical reasoning, scenario building exercises, research papers and interactive learning sessions.
Multidisciplinary courses to train students in various areas of international relations, foreign policy & diplomacy, academic & public policy, international law & organizations, international economics, cultural & social studies, and much more.
The M.A. Diplomacy, Law & Business programme has been designed as India’s first interdisciplinary social science degree that trains students for international careers and advanced learning in world affairs. It brings together diplomats, practitioners, students and thought leaders from across the world. This nexus of people helps you explore global challenges and contribute to the ever-evolving dynamics of diplomacy and statecraft.
M.A. (Diplomacy, Law & Business)
The M.A. (DLB) programme is intended to be neither a totally academic nor a fully vocational one. It stresses theoretical research but insists on relating it to empirically rich phenomena from the social world. A number of core and elective courses have research essay assignments, which are expected to be at the frontier of ongoing scholarly debates and simultaneously accessible to policymakers in India and abroad.
All students are required to take 10 mandatory courses covering the fields of international relations, international economics, international law, and research methods. Students may choose from a wide range of elective courses offered across the different schools of JGU.
MADLB students have the option to undertake only one of the following two pathways in their third final semester:
"The research-centric approach at JSIA has toned my research skills, while the interdisciplinary structure of education has allowed me to combine different academic interests of mine. Besides this, interactions with excellent scholars from across the world and a diverse student community have allowed me to debate and discuss several issues with people from different backgrounds."
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M.A. Diplomacy, Law, and Business | 2021-2023
"My overall intellectual and personal development has greatly accelerated at JSIA. My time here has allowed me to experience a vibrant campus life by partaking in various leadership opportunities and engaging in discourses with highly educated and skilled professors from all over the world."
M.A. Diplomacy, Law, and Business | 2021-2023
"JSIA helped me draw a unique academic trajectory where I could infuse my training in aerospace with my interest in geopolitics and security to explore a niche domain. My internship with the Centre for Air Power Studies and Pinkerton honed my research and articulation skills."
Centre for Air Power Studies Research Intern - Dec’21 - Jan’22,
M.A. Diplomacy, Law, and Business | 2021-2023
"My coursework is holistic and dynamic and to the level of international universities. There is a lot of exposure given, including visits to embassies of different countries. I am also a beneficiary of research centers in JSIA, particularly, the Centre for Security Studies and Centre for Northeast Asian Studies."
M.A. Diplomacy, Law, and Business | 2021-2023
Graduates of JSIA go on to become versatile international affairs professionals. The M.A. (DLB) programme encourages students to engage in critical thinking and lively debate, to draw links between theory, history and, current affairs and, become extensively aware of the relationship between power, politics, business, law and, justice. This, coupled with a rigorous multidisciplinary learning environment led by global experts, positions graduates to enhance Indian and international capacities of analyzing and solving global problems across a variety of domains.
Major career destinations of JSIA Alumni includes:
News Media
Consulting/Corporate
Think Tank/Research
Embassy/ Government
Embassy/ Government
Embassy/ Government
Embassy/ Government
Amnesty International
The Asian Institute of Diplomacy & International Affairs
Brookings
AVA Consulting
BBC Monitoring
Carnegie India
Centre for Land Warfare Studies
CISCO
Confederation of Indian
Embass of People's Republic of China
Applicants to the M.A. (DLB) at JSIA must hold a Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.E., B.Tech., B.B.A., LL.B., M.B.B.S., etc.) from any recognised university. This course is open to students completing their Bachelor's degree by July 2022 can also apply, on provisional basis. There is no maximum age for applicants to the M.A. (DLB) programme.
Candidates must fill an online application form at https://admissions.jgu.edu.in/and take the online JGU Entrance Test on the undermentioned dates administered by JSIA, followed by a personal/Skype interview.