International Security
(MA) International Security
Entry for 2022
FHEQ level
This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
Course Aims
Providing advanced study of the key contemporary issues in international security, this MA programme aims to:
1. Investigate the means by which institutions and policy makers have sought to respond to new security challenges through military interventions, intelligence, diplomacy, the creation of international regimes, and international law.
2. Explore the many different understandings of 'security', and how these understandings have changed within the context of both globalisation and the rise of new security challenges.
Course learning outcomes
Understand the competing contemporary concepts of security.
Understand a wide range of contemporary international security issues.
Comprehend the political, cultural, economic, technological and ecological determinants of security.
Formulate academically informed opinions about contemporary security issues.
The ability to present concise and cogently structured arguments, both orally and in writing.
The ability to carry out critical analysis on complex issues related to the discipline.
The ability to work together with others as well as independently, including to manage time effectively.
The ability to apply a range of skills in the retrieval and use of primary and secondary sources.
The ability to deploy a range of communication and information technology skills.
The ability to communicate effectively with others, and present information both orally and in writing.
The ability to undertake a substantial research project.
Full-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | International Security (916M1) | 30 | 7 |
| Core | New Security Challenges (919M1) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Core | Research Methods and Professional Skills (IR) (006L2) | 15 | 7 | |
| Option | Foreign Policy Analysis (932M1) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Global Ethics and International Relations (714IR) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Managing Economic Instability (716IRS) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Political Economy of Global Finance (906M7) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Rethinking Imperialism (950M1) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Russia, Eurasia and the Crisis of the Liberal West (998M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| The International Politics of Health (967M1) | 30 | 7 | |||
| The Middle East in Global Order (952M1) | 30 | 7 | |||
| War and Security in North/South Perspective (761M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| War and the Politics of (Counter) Insurgency (959M1) | 30 | 7 |
Part-time course composition
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