| Program Description |
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy is a new three-year degree programme being offered by the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) from August 2022. This degree is intended to train undergraduates with a detailed, thorough and practical understanding of how foreign policy is conceived, formulated and implemented, as well as how the individual or allied foreign policies of countries strive to work in harmony based on shared interests. This programme will also focus on countries and non-state actors that pose challenges or threats to them. Diplomacy is called the engine of international politics and this degree programme is a comprehensive learning of all the tracks of diplomacy from traditional to modern, from public to cultural diplomacy, and the links between diplomacy, defence and national interests.
The B.A. (Hons.) Diplomacy and Foreign Policy programme aims to equip students with an overview of the various instruments a state may use to pursue its foreign policy in a complex and challenging world order at the intersection of a detailed consideration of the constraints and limits it faces in the international domain, emanating from the rise/fall of globalisation, social and economic rights, and communication technologies which are central to media-based public diplomacy. It is the first and only unique Bachelor’s degree programme in India which integrates the study of related fields of foreign policy in the context of preservation of a state’s sovereignty and national interests, decision-making models of national leaders, hard and soft power in a fast-changing world order, and the essentials of statecraft– all combined into a single seamless Bachelor’s degree. This programme ensures that students gain a comprehensive foundation for understanding and applying classroom learnings as well as shaping their careers. Students will be introduced to diverse ideas and concepts of statehood and nationhood, national interest and diplomacy, the interaction between foreign policy formation and processes, and security, war, peace, sustainable development and other non-traditional domains involving social, political and economic rights as well.
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| Admission & entry requirements |
10+2 examination or equivalent (CBSE, State Boards, IB, Cambridge and other Government‑recognized school leaving exams). Applicants are selected through a holistic admission process conducted over three rounds based on a personal statement, supplemental application, X and XII grade marks, faculty interview, and JSAT or equivalent (SAT /ACT) score.
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