Classes begin on October 16, 2024 and end by April 2025.

Attendance is mandatory.

To obtain the degree you must attend at least 75% of classes, workshops and visits.

October 2024 - April 2025	Classes and exams
May - July 2025	Internship
September 2025	Project Work submission
October 2025	Graduation

 

1st LEVEL | Global Issues and International Relations (15 ECTS)

Global issues and international relations Democracy and the rule of law Issues in international economics The geopolitics of energy transition

2nd LEVEL - Public and Cultural Diplomacy (28 ECTS)

Public diplomacy and global engagement Intercultural communication in public diplomacy Cultural diplomacy: comparative approaches Creating soft power value Nation branding and strategic narratives Cultural diplomacy for reconciliation

3rd LEVEL - Digital and Business Diplomacy (9 ECTS)

Digital diplomacy: new media in the new public diplomacy Social media and global communication strategies Business and corporate diplomacy in the global environment

4th LEVEL - Soft Skills Workshops and Final Project Work (5 ECTS)

5th LEVEL - Internship (5 ECTS)

 

The faculty is composed of scholars and professionals from international institutions and non-governmental organisations, sharing their experience with the class.

Amongst them:

• Damiano Palano - Director of the Political Science Department, Co-Director of the Master Programme, Università Cattolica
• Federica Olivares - Founder and Co-Director of the Master Programme, Founder International Programme in Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Università Cattolica
• Roberta Bartoli - Associate Scholar, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max Planck Institut
• Rosanna Binacchi – Former Head of Unit for the International Relations, Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage
• Corneliu Bjola – Director, Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group, University of Oxford
• Nicholas J. Cull – Professor of Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California
• Gerald Giaquinta - Professor and Academic Director, World Bachelor in Business Program, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
• Javier Jimenez – Director, Lord Cultural Resources, Madrid
• Marco Lombardi - Director Dept. of Sociology, Università Cattolica
• Gail Dexter Lord - President and Co-founder, Lord Cultural Resources
• Vittorio Emanuele Parsi - Director ASERI (Graduate School of Economics and International Relations), Università Cattolica
• Simon Rofe - Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University of London

Graduates of this programme have gone on to achieve some meaningful roles in stimulating workplaces. Some examples: International Institutional Relations at leading multinational energy company; Cultural diplomacy specialist at European Ministries of Foreign Affairs; Account Manager at global communication company; Communication Specialist at leading financial company; Peacebuilding Association Director; International Branding Manager for an international consulting company.