Strategic Communications

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

You will learn how states and their governments communicate in international politics and how they shape long term strategies in a range of fields from military to diplomatic to aid and development. This includes preparing for conflict between states or with insurgent groups, communicating a path during hostilities, transitioning through post-conflict situations and also how states use diplomacy, culture and economics to avoid conflict and engage in treaty and trade negotiations. You will also encounter crisis communications: how to shape strategic responses to natural disasters, terror attacks, and military invasions. To appreciate this complex field from multiple perspectives, students will further discover how insurgent and revolutionary movements think about and put into practice their communications strategies with populations and states.
Along with subject matter expertise, students will develop transferable analytic, research and practical skills in a dynamic and rigorous intellectual environment.
The course is associated with the King's Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC) - a global network of universities, government agencies and alumni.

Key Benefits
War Studies is a multidisciplinary department devoted to the study of all aspects of war and conflict and the broad remit of international relations. In the 21st century we need to understand how states and insurgent movements communicate their policies and ideas in these dynamic contexts.
Develop skills for in-depth analytical and critical thinking about international politics. Work with the latest, cutting-edge research in your field.
Contribute to a vibrant research community. Our world-renowned staff and an international student body come from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds.
Work with some of the world’s best academics in your field. Our Department staff publish world-leading research and offer outstanding research-led teaching and training.

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Subjects

  • Conflict
  • Politics
  • Military
  • Staff
  • International Politics
  • International
  • Communications
  • Part Time

Course programme

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules.

If you are studying full-time, you will complete the course in one year, from September to September. If you are studying for part-time, your course will take two years to complete. You will take modules totalling 180 credits.

For the Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Communications, you will take taught modules totalling 120 credits.

For the Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Communications, you will take taught modules totalling 60 credits.

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

Required Modules

MA Pathway:

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Strategic Communications: Theory & Concepts (40 credits)
  • Applied Strategic Communications (40 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)

If you are a part time student, you are required to take the Strategic Communications: Theory & Concepts and Applied Strategic Communications modules during Year 1, and your Dissertation in Year 2.

Postgraduate Diploma Pathway:

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Strategic Communications: Theory & Concepts (40 credits)
  • Applied Strategic Communications (40 credits)

Postgraduate Certificate Pathway:

You are required to take one of the following modules:

  • Strategic Communications: Theory & Concepts (40 credits) OR
  • Applied Strategic Communications (40 credits)

Optional Modules

MA Pathway:

You are also required to take 40 credits of optional modules. If you are a part time student, you will take your optional modules during Year 2.

Optional modules may typically include:

  • Audience Behaviour & Influence module (20 credits)
  • Political Marketing in the Digital Age module (20 credits)
  • Or you can choose 40 credits from a list of other War Studies options

Postgraduate Diploma Pathway:

In addition to the required modules, you will take optional modules worth 40 credits.

Postgraduate Certificate Pathway:

In addition to the required module, you will take one 20 credit optional module.

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