Overview
Overview
Are you captivated by how individuals, nations, and other players interact in our increasingly complex world? Do you see yourself as being able to contribute to solving some of the globes most pressing strategic, sustainability, and human rights issues? With expertise in global engagement, you can channel your curiosity into tangible, impactful careers.
With this forward -thinking course, you'll delve deep into the art and science of international diplomacy, understanding how history, power dynamics, and cultural identities shape global relationships, especially in the vibrant region of the Indo Pacific. You'll navigate pressing challenges such as international security, strategic global forecasting, and the crossroads of human rights and social justice.
Through immersive problem-based learning, you’ll sharpen your analytical prowess and enhance your negotiation skills. Simulated role-play sessions, scenario modelling, and expert-led discussions will allow you to conceptualise and advocate for effective policies, ensuring a more equitable global future.
Whether you aim to elevate your existing profession or venture into new areas, this course is your stepping stone to a fulfilling and globally impactful career.
What jobs can the Global Engagement course lead to?
Careers
- Foreign or multicultural policy advisor
- Diplomat/negotiator
- International development worker
- Diversity and inclusion consultant
- Security adviser
- Community engagement officer
- Social justice and sustainability advocate
- Social researcher
- Strategic forecaster
Industries
- Non-profit and humanitarian organisations
- International development
- Diplomacy and foreign service
- Government and public policy
- Environment and sustainability
- International business and trade
What you'll learn
- apply inter-disciplinary knowledge, principles and concepts from global engagement and human rights or international security in work and community settings, GC1
- critically and creatively evaluate opportunities and challenges in social, cultural, moral and political issues, and identify possible equitable and sustainable futures using social science problem-solving frameworks, GC2
- locate, critically evaluate and synthesise relevant evidence from a range of appropriate sources and worldviews and communicate findings, GC3
- communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, comprehensive analyses of complex real-world issues to local and global audiences, GC3
- demonstrate understanding of and respect for cultural beliefs, practices and worldviews, including Indigenous, within local, regional and global contexts, GC4, GC5
- demonstrate ethical and professional leadership skills and the ability to work responsibly in a teamwork environment, GC6
