Intelligence and Security Studies - MSc

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Modules on this course examine key themes and debates shaping the concepts of Intelligence and security studies. They address critical areas of contemporary concern within intelligence and security studies, covering issues stretching from the history of intelligence through to the role of radicalisation, to the evolving dangers of financial and cyber crime.

The MSc level course is comprised of of six modules plus a dissertation on a subject of your choice.

The modules studied are as follows:

• Security Studies
• Intelligence Analysis
• Contemporary Issues in Crime, Safety and Security
• Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
• History of Intelligence: Lessons Learned
• International Financial Crime and Security
• Intelligence and Security Studies Dissertation

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