Air, Space and Cyber Power Studies University of Wolverhampton

Overview

The MA in Air, Space and Cyber Power Studies from  University of Wolverhampton  is intended and structured both for students with an interest in conflict studies, international politics and military history, as well as defence industry professionals and military personnel from national and international backgrounds.

What you'll learn

• You will undertake six modules across two years of part-time study conducted entirely through on-line distance learning methods. 

• Your studies will culminate in a piece of independent research in the form of a 12,000-15,000-word dissertation on a topic based on one or more of the elements covered in the course. Guidance in this undertaking will come from your appointed dissertation supervisor 

• The two core modules Air Power Theory and Practice: c.1900 to 1990 and Air, Space and Cyber Power 1990 to the Present will provide the key elements to understanding, analysing and interpreting the historical, contemporary and future implications and challenges in the employment of air, space and cyber power. 

• Particular emphasis is placed on the central issues of control of the air; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; attack capability and air mobility.

Potential Career Paths

• The majority of the students enrolled on this programme will already be in full-time employment in the defence sector.

• In other cases students’ employability will be enhanced beyond the development of postgraduate skills by engagement with a range of external bodies (RAF Cosford, defence bodies and personnel, external speakers).