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Introduction
Many graduate students seek employment in the public sector or non-profit organizations. Introducing a course on the practical dimensions of international relations—negotiation, policy debates, team exercises—will thus serve students pursuing a career in statecraft and diplomacy well.
This course is an applied seminar for students aspiring to careers in foreign affairs. Through a series of simulations, discussions and lectures, you will become acquainted with the practice of statecraft and diplomacy on a practical level. From the perspective of policymakers, we will tackle several of the most pressing issues in contemporary international security, ranging from traditional security issues like inter-state and civil war, nuclear proliferation, and the rise of great powers to more non-traditional, newer issues like terrorism, climate change, and “human security.” Students will explore the intricacies, challenges, and possibilities of diplomacy during international crises through an active learning approach using simulations. Any student interested in pursuing a career in statecraft and diplomacy would benefit from this class.
The course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences
- FlexiMasters in Social Sciences
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2. Identify how policymakers think about complex and multidimensional global issues.
3. Develop techniques to work in flexible, team-based environments to build negotiating skills.
- Diplomacy on the International Stage
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- The Rise of China
- Terrorism
Standard Course Fee: S$1090.00
SSG Funding Support | Course fee | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | |
BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$1,000 | S$327 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$127 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
Assoc Prof Nilay Saiya
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences
Nilay Saiya is associate professor of public policy and global affairs at Nanyang Technological University. He holds research interests in religion and global politics, international security, and American foreign policy. He is author of two books: Weapon of Peace: How Religious Liberty Combats Terrorism (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and The Global Politics of Jesus: A Christian Case for Church-State Separation (Oxford University Press, 2022). His peer-reviewed studies have appeared in journals such as Conflict Management and Peace Science, Journal of European of Public Policy, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Democracy, Political Research Quarterly, Sociology of Religion, Terrorism and Political Violence, among many others. His public affairs commentary has appeared in Christianity Today, EU Observor, Liberty Magazine, National Interest, USA Today, The Diplomat, Slate, and others.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| CET132 Theories in Medical Sociology | 1 |
| CET133 Work, Stress, and Health | 1 |
| CET134 Religion and Public Health | 1 |
| CET135 Communicating Complexity Part 1: Tackling communication barriers | 1 |
| CET136 Communicating Complexity Part 2: Data Visualization | 1 |
| CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences | 1 |
| CET138 Big Data and Computational Social Science | 1 |
| CET139 Qualitative interviewing | 1 |
| CET140 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences | 1 |
| CET141 Social Psychology | 1 |
| CET142 Hip-Hop and Islam: A Sociology of Generations Perspective | 1 |
| CET143 Politics of Science and Technology | 1 |
| CET144 Governing Social Resilience | 1 |
| CET145 Singapore in the International System | 1 |
| CET147 Agent-based modeling: Connecting individual behaviors to macro-level phenomena | 1 |
| CET148 The Psychology of Everyday Design | 1 |
| CET149 Intergroup processes and social inequality | 1 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences (total 9AUs) and FlexiMasters in Social Sciences (total 15AUs).
- SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
