Security Studies - MSc

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

The MSc programme is comprised of seven modules and students can apply direct for the MSc level but they also have to the option to enrol at Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) and Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) level as well. The PG Cert level is three modules of study, the PG Dip comprises the same three modules plus three others and the MSc is all six modules plus a dissertation.

Students enrolling at one of the lower levels also have the option of continuing their studies at the higher level on the same or future intakes. Further fees will apply.

The modules studied are as follows:

• Security Studies
• Intelligence Analysis
• Contemporary Issues in Crime, Safety and Security
• Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
• Strategic Change in the Global Environment
• International Financial Crime and Security
• Security Studies Dissertation

For full details of the programme syllabus or to download a prospectus, please visit our course partner’s website here.