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Overview
What you'll learn
- Key themes and debates that shape policy and practice associated with intelligence and covert investigations
- Critical areas of contemporary concern within the field including effectiveness, value, lawfulness, risks and ethics
- HUMINT collection, the elicitation of intelligence, investigative interview models, covert techniques, underpinning legislation, oversight mechanisms, intelligence sharing and analysis.
- The main conceptual and theoretical debates within the discipline of covert investigation and specialist intelligence and then apply them to current security issues at a local, national and global level
How is the course assessed?
- To successfully complete the Covert Investigation and Specialist Intelligence programme from Liverpool John Moores University you must pass each module.
- Assessment will incorporate coursework, online examinations, research assignments and essays.
- You will also be expected to participate in the virtual learning environment with tutors and fellow students.
- There will be no examinations requiring attendance at a venue.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Human Intelligence: HUMINT
- Forensic Elicitation of Intelligence
- Covert Techniques: Legislation and Operational Capability
- Research Methods
- Case Studies in Intelligence Success and Failure
- Operational Ethics
- Intelligence Analysis
- Investigative Interviewing
- Disclosure
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 27 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Philosophy & Ethics Forensic Science View 54 other Masters in Philosophy & Ethics in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- A relevant second class honours degree or above (such as in criminology, social or political science), or an overseas equivalent qualification is normally required.
- Alternatively a graduate level professional qualification of comparable standard and suitable work experience (such as policing, security or military work) may be accepted.
- Proficiency in English – where English is a second language you will be required to demonstrate a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 575.
- In some cases applicants who do not possess the standard entry requirements may be permitted to enrol at the discretion of the programme leader.
Tuition Fee
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International
3553 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7995 GBP for the full programme during 27 months. -
National
3553 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7995 GBP for the full programme during 27 months.
Funding
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