
Overview
During the 21st Century, security threats have multiplied exponentially across the world. They range from the traditional, such as strategic competition, nuclear proliferation and global responses to terrorism, to the more contemporary, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change and threats to human security. We’ll also cover global power balances and inequalities between the Global North and the Global South in a post-colonial world. This online Global Security Master’s will equip you with the skills to think about these security issues holistically and allow you to find practical solutions to the dilemmas they pose.
Through close engagement with world-class research and teaching conducted by the largest and most diverse collection of security studies scholars on the planet, you’ll expand your conceptual understanding when thinking about security issues and threats. Utilising real-world case studies and scenarios, you’ll build the skills needed to effectively negotiate the often-competing demands of securing people, states and the natural environment in a complex global context.
Key benefits
- Expand your conceptual toolbox for thinking about contrasting and sometimes conflicting perspectives of security and the challenges of providing security sustainably.
- Highly relatable to the world today, you’ll discover security in relation to contemporary issues, such as pandemics, immigration and threats to biodiversity, as well as deterrence and new forms of war.
- Build practical skills using case studies and real-world scenarios, including mock policy papers, podcasts and debates.
- Discover different ways of thinking about security with our foundational modules.
- Undertake a range of optional modules to suit your interests and career ambitions.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
You’re required to take the following four modules for the PG Cert, PG Dip and MA programmes:
- Security Studies Theories & Approaches
- Security Structures & Processes
- Human Security: Intersections & Inequalities
- Science & Security
MA students are also required to take the following three modules:
- Introduction to Critical Methodologies
- Critical Engagement with Literature
- Dissertation
PG Dip students can choose to take four of the following modules (there’s an opportunity to switch some modules for our International Affairs modules* if that suits your interests):
- Global Security Challenges: Threats to the Ecosystem, Pandemics & Migration
- Geopolitics & Rising Powers
- Conflict, Security & Justice
- Law, Ethics & Human Rights
- Introduction to Critical Methodologies
- Critical Engagement with Literature
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Duration
- Part-time
- 24 months
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Credits
- MA: 180 credits
- PG Dip: 120
- PG Cert: 60
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Disciplines
International Relations International Development Cyber Security View 47 other Masters in International Development in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
Standard requirements
- A minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above.
Non-standard requirements
- Minimum requirements: 2:1 honours undergraduate degree in any subject.
- Candidates who achieve 2:2 honours but have relevant professional or voluntary experience may be considered. A CV and reference will be required at the point of application.
- Candidates without a degree but presenting with demonstrable significant work experience in a related area may also be considered. A CV, reference and 500 word written statement addressing the question “What are the key global security issues facing the world today? How might they be studied in a rigorous fashion?” will be required at the point of application.
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
1435 GBP/moduleTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1435 GBP per module during 24 months. -
National
1435 GBP/moduleTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1435 GBP per module during 24 months.
- MA: £17,220 (12 modules)
- PG Dip: £11,480 (8 modules)
- PG Cert: £5,740 (4 modules)
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.