Aim of the studies:

The postgraduate program aims to expand participants’ knowledge of the Polish foreign service, diplomatic and consular missions, and international organizations, with special focus on the European Union. During the classes, students will expand their understanding of geopolitics, international relations, international law and European Union law, as well as the rules of diplomacy and consular service. Students explore geopolitics, international relations, international and EU law, as well as regulations on diplomacy and consular affairs. The curriculum also covers diplomatic protocol and precedence, along with emerging fields like public, digital, and historical diplomacy.

Recipients:

The postgraduate program “Diplomacy and foreign service” is intended for graduates of bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as doctoral students and young researchers seeking to broaden their expertise in diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, history, international law, and international relations, as well as state and local government officials. The offer of postgraduate studies is addressed primarily to graduates of social science studies (political science, law, journalism, international relations, economics, management) or humanities (history, art history, philosophy, theology, classical philology, modern languages, linguistics, Polish studies), but graduates of other fields of study are also accepted.

Classes:

Most classes are conducted in a stationary format. They take place in the form of two-day sessions, on Friday (afternoons) and Saturdays (mornings). In the first semester of the academic year 2024/2025, 9 sessions will be held in total. The first session will take place on 28 February – 1 March 2025, and the last session will be held on 13-14 June 2025. Total number of hours: 180.

The description of the following subjects and the presentation of the scientific staff are both available here: Subjects – diplomacy and foreign service, Teaching staff – diplomacy and foreign service.

List of courses by semester:

Semester I (summer semester of the academic year 2024/2025)

Lectures:

• Ecclesiastical Diplomacy
• New Areas of Diplomacy (lecture/workshops)

Conversation classes:

• History of Polish Diplomacy (1914–2004)
• Diplomatic and Consular Law
• International Cooperation Formats
• International Agreements – Theory and Practice

Workshops:

• Diplomatic Protocol and Diplomatic Correspondence

Seminars:

• Public and Cultural Diplomacy

Semester II (winter semester of the academic year 2025/2026)

Lectures:

• Ethics for the Professional Diplomat

Conversation classes:

• Military Diplomacy
• Organization of the Polish Foreign Service
• Institutional Law of the European Union and Work in European Institutions
• Global Directions of Polish Foreign Policy
• Characteristics of Work at a Foreign Mission
• Consular Activities in the Foreign Service

Workshops:

• Brand Promotion and Communication of Poland in Diplomacy
• Diplomatic Negotiations
• Methodology of the Diplomatic-Consular Service Exam

1st semester meetings schedule:

• 28.02/01.03,
• 14/15.03,
• 28/29.03,
• 11/12.04,
• 25/26.04,
• 9/10.05,
• 23/24.05,
• 6/7.06,
• 13/14.06.

Upon completing their studies, the graduate:

• knows the rules of diplomatic protocol, precedence, as well as international relations etiquette;
• knows the legal basis for the functioning of the foreign service, consular service, and selected institutions and bodies of the European Union;
• is prepared for the recruitment process of the diplomatic and consular training program, as well as various knowledge tests in institutions requiring a broad understanding of international politics and diplomacy;
• knows the principles of functioning of diplomacy, foreign service, and international institutions;
• is prepared to collaborate with state and international institutions, especially in the field of foreign policy activities;
• knows and understands the essence and considerations of international relations.

The Center’s activities are financed as part of the task commissioned by the Minister of Science called “Center for the Study of Diplomacy at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.” Postgraduate studies are fully financed by the Ministry. This postgraduate studies program is co-organised by The University Centre for Competence Development.