Máster en Seguridad Global – MSc
Las amenazas militares tradicionales que condicionaron los problemas globales de seguridad durante la mayor parte del siglo XX han sido rápidamente sustituidas por otros desafíos – unos nuevos y otros no tan nuevos. El Máster en Seguridad Global le brinda la oportunidad de examinar buena parte de estas amenazas actuales y las acciones estratégicas y adelantos en el panorama político diseñados para tratarlas.
- You will take a study visit to Brussels which offers the chance to experience security and political institutions like NATO and the European Commission and meet key security personnel.
- The programme will also include a series of master classes from high profile professionals and academics working in the field of security.
- You can combine a broad spectrum of subject areas into your degree, including politics, sociology, Central & East European studies, war studies, archaeology, computing science, geography, law, business and education.
- You will develop your knowledge of the security challenges impacting our rapidly changing social and political environment at a local, national and global level. These range from terrorism and cyber warfare to disease, migration and climate change. They also recognise that 'frozen' or 'forgotten' conflicts, often linked to failed-states and issues of identity and nationalism, have continued to impact the lives of millions of people around the world.
- You will have the opportunity to take part in policy development exercises: working with government officials and policy-makers to simulate the process of responding to major international security crises.
Programme overview
- MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Core courses
- International security and global politics
- Thematic issues in global security
- Comparative approaches to warfare and violent conflict
- Either: Qualitative research methods OR Social sciences statistics
- Dissertation.
Optional courses
You will supplement the core elements of the programme with a range of elective classes chosen from a broad list of optional courses.
Career prospects
You can move into careers such as working with governmental and non-governmental organisations, business and international/transnational organisations.
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject.
English language.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.