MSc Econ Intelligence Studies and International History

This degree provides students with a specialist introduction to the advanced study of Intelligence and International History. The study of intelligence focuses on the heart of the relationship between knowledge and power, and on various aspects of how secret information is gathered and assimilated in decision-making processes. The programme is designed to facilitate the development of a critical awareness of the conceptual, ethical and political dimensions of intelligence and international history.
This degree provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge, understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:

• The principal historical debates in international history;
• The central issues in the historiography of international history,
• Specific themes and issues in international history;
• The strengths and weakness of different historical sources;,
• The critical and complex relationship between the historian and his/her facts; and,
• The impact of contemporary concerns on the writing of history
• The assumptions, theories and practices that have defined traditional studies of intelligence
• The assumptions and theories that underpin the concept of ‘intelligence failures'
• The problem of politicisation in relation to intelligence assessments
• Lessons for policy makers from past experiences of intelligence assessment