Course Description:
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the operational and strategic roles that embassies and consulates play in contemporary diplomacy. Students will examine how these institutions serve as vital extensions of foreign policy, providing services, building relationships, and responding to geopolitical events. Special emphasis is placed on crisis response, citizen services, local engagement, and digital transformation. Through real-world case studies and simulations, learners will master the skills required to manage, lead, and collaborate within diplomatic missions abroad.
Course Length:
6 weeks (36 total instructional hours)
Proficiency Level:
Advanced
Prerequisite:
Completion of a lower-intermediate ESL course or equivalent language proficiency
Course Objectives:
- Define the mission, structure, and functions of embassies and consulates.
- Analyze the differences between embassies, consulates, and diplomatic delegations.
- Evaluate the strategic role of diplomatic posts in foreign policy implementation.
- Demonstrate procedures for consular services and crisis response.
- Understand the role of local staff and community engagement in diplomatic success.
- Examine host-country dynamics and how they affect embassy operations.
- Apply digital tools and secure communication methods in diplomatic missions.
- Assess leadership and management models for overseas diplomatic posts.
- Create a staffing and operations plan for a diplomatic mission.
- Design public diplomacy campaigns in a host country context.
