Continuing Education
Overview
AGDA recognizes the growing importance of Credit-Bearing Micro-Credentials (CBMCs) as a strategic tool for meeting the evolving market needs of the educational sector.
For AGDA's target audience -diplomats, government employees, and mid-career policy professionals - these programs offer flexible, focused learning that fit demanding professional schedules without the commitment of a full degree.
Credit-Bearing Micro-Credentials (CBMCs)
MC programs also provide academic continuity for students unable to complete their studies due to exceptional circumstances such as military assignments or postings outside the UAE. Additionally, they can complement AGDA's existing degree programs, serving as stackable pathways into or alongside full graduate study.
Students enrolled in AGDA’s CBMC programs can expect to receive a certificate after the successful completion of their program.
Credit-Bearing Micro-Credential (CBMC) Programs at AGDA.
AGDA offers the following 4 Credit-Bearing Micro Credential (CBMC) programs:
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1. Micro-Masters in Global Affairs and Diplomatic Leadership (Micro-MAGAD)
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Remarks GAD-CORE901 Contemporary Global Affairs 3 Core course GAD-CORE902 International Economics 3 Core course GAD-CORE904 International Negotiation and Mediation: Strategy and Methods 3 Core course GAD-ELECT Students can choose one course from the list of electives below 3 Elective course List of Elective Courses:
- GAD-ELECT602 – Security and Development
- MA-GAD910 – Economic Diplomacy in Practice: Promoting Trade, Attracting FDI
- GAD-ELECT918 – The Geopolitics of Food Security
- GAD-ELECT919 – Countering Global Terrorism and Extremism
- GAD-ELECT602 – Security and Development
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2. CBMC in UAE Diplomacy
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours PGD-CORE-501 Global UAE II: Foreign Policy 2 PGD-CORE-502 UAE State & Society I: History, Government and Political Economy 2 PGD-CORE-503 UAE State & Society II: Economy 2 -
3. CBMC in Economic Diplomacy: Trade & Investment Promotion in the UAE
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours GAD-CORE 902 International Economics 3 MA-GAD 910 Economic Diplomacy in Practice: Promoting Trade, Attracting FDI 3 MA-HAD 931 Economics of International Development 3 -
4. CBMC in Technology and AI in Diplomacy
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours GAD-ELECT 917 Science Diplomacy 3 MA-HAD 930 Technology & Challenges of 21st Century Diplomacy 3 HAD-ELECT600 Technology, AI and Humanitarian Aid 3
