Geopolitics, Territory & Security

Postgraduate

In London

higher than £ 9000

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

Entry requirements & how to apply
Minimum requirements  2:1

2:1 undergraduate degree. Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. 


International requirements   Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band B Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.
Application procedure

Applications must be made online using King’s online application portal apply.kcl.ac.uk and a non-refundable application fee of £60 applies.

We run a rolling admissions system. We aim to process all complete applications within four weeks; during February and March and over holiday periods, applications may take longer to process. There is no set deadline.

Please note that as part of the evaluation process of your application you may be required to undertake a Skype interview.

Personal statement and supporting information

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Supporting document Yes

Please provide a writing sample of around 500 words, answering the following questions. Please note this an essential requirement and supporting statements which do not answer the questions below will not be assessed as part of your application. 

Why you are applying for this specific programme, and how does it fit in with your future plans? (max 250 words)

How does your experience and education make you a suitable candidate for this programme? (max 250 words)
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Please write these questions as separate answers, with a clear title for your answer to each question

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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10 Cutcombe Road, SE5 9RJ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • International
  • English
  • English Language
  • IT Law
  • Security
  • Law
  • Geopolitics
  • Website
  • Sovereignty
  • Territory
  • Practising Social Research
  • International law firm
  • Law firm

Course programme

Course detail Description

The Geopolitics, Territory & Security MA is a specialised master’s course, concentrating on the territorial element of inter-state relations. International (legal and technical) experts as well as recognised scholars will provide you with a clear theoretical and historical foundation in the principal study concepts relating to territory and international boundaries. The course will introduce you to legal, technical and practical factors of the creation and maintenance of international boundaries on land and sea, as well as offering valuable insights into the processes involved in resolving border and territorial disputes. The course engages with how academic disciplines have evolved to cover territorial questions, including the latest vogue critical lenses. It also focuses on how processes play out at the regional level, including a concentration on the Middle East and North Africa.

The study course is made up of optional and required modules. You will be required to obtain the minimum of 180 credits for the course. If you are studying full-time, you will complete the course in one year, from September to September.

If you are studying part-time, your course will take two years to complete and you will take a combination of required and optional modules over this period of time, with the dissertation in your second year.

Course purpose

For those seeking: an advanced appreciation of territorial geopolitics (from classical to critical); a theoretical and historical grounding in the principal concepts involved in territorial and international boundary studies; a practical application of these views and approaches to developing real-world situations. The course is particularly suitable for social science students with an international interest, government and foreign service personnel, lawyers, military and strategic researchers.

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Course format and assessment

Teaching

We will teach you through a combination of lectures and seminars, and you will typically have 20 hours of this per module. We also expect you to undertake 180 hours of independent study for each module. For your 12,000 word dissertation, we will provide four workshops and five hours of one-to-one supervision to complement your 587 hours of independent study. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Assessment

Performance on taught modules in the Geography Department is normally assessed through essays and other written assignments, oral presentations, lab work and occasionally by examination, depending on the modules selected. All students also undertake a research-based dissertation of 12,000 words.

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Structure

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling at least 180 credits.

Every 18 months, the course organisers stage The London International Boundary Conference (jointly with leading international law firm Volterra Fietta), a leading international forum dedicated to exploring the complexities of contemporary boundary and territorial disputes. Our first conference was staged in the Spring of 2013, and our next (fourth) iteration is scheduled for December 2018. Masters students on the Geopolitics, Territory and Security course are intimately involved with this event.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Required Modules You are required to take the following modules:
  • Practising Social Research (20 credits)
  • Dissertation in Geopolitics, Territory & Security (60 credits)
  • Boundaries, Sovereignty & the Territorial State (40 credits)
Optional Modules

You are also required to take 20 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Territorial & Boundary Dispute Resolution (20 credits)
  • Geopolitics of Natural Resource Disputes (20 credits)
  • Critical Geographies of Terrorism (20 credits)
  • Water, Security & the Environment (20 credits)
  • Critical Geopolitics (20 credits)
  • Human Mobility (20 credits)

You will take enough credits to bring your total for the degree to the minimum of 180 from a wide range of optional modules that may include:

  • Any of the modules listed above.
  • Any Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered in the Department of Geography.
  • Any Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered in the Department of War Studies, subject to approval (limited to one 20 or 40 credit module).
  • Up to 20 credits from Level 7 modules offered by other departments or institutes outside of Geography, subject to approval.

Geopolitics, Territory & Security

higher than £ 9000