Diplomacy and Governance: Is this the track for you?

As college application deadlines draw near, senior high school students are in a rush to discern what track they envision for themselves in the near future.

- By Josue Raphael J. Cortez

Choosing the right program is among the integral steps of this process. As Asians, we are accustomed to meeting specific expectations pertaining to our careers. Oftentimes, we are expected to either focus on business, law or the health sciences.

Given the evolving nature of the world, the fields of Diplomacy and Governance, although unheard of paths for some—as there are only a few Philippine higher education institutions offering these—have been gaining traction in recent years.

Similar to how I was feeling when I was discerning what program to pursue for my undergraduate course, there is really one perplexing question that needs to be answered for those who aspire to pursue these interrelated fields: what should I be doing in preparation for the courses I will be taking?