National Security Studies

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) in history, international relations, political science, economics or other appropriate subject. Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 or hold a first degree but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum high 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our unique National Security Studies MA is designed to bring together security policy practitioners, representatives from the private sector and policy-interested postgraduate students.

Students will gain an in-depth understanding of national security issues and the increasing focus on cross-governmental responses to security challenges. The course will also deal with conceptual and theoretical questions relating to national security.

The course will provide a mixture of UK national security analysis, with analysis of national security approaches in the international context.

The course will be delivered by a team of academics including co-convenors Professor John Gearson and Dr Joe Devanny, and course tutor Dr Nina Musgrave, with a series of guest lectures from current and former practitioners that may include Professor Sir David Omand and Professor Lord Peter Ricketts.

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Key benefits

• Transferable skills such as the development of practical, policy-oriented insights.
• High level presentation skills/effective writing development.
• Development of strategic analysis and policy development.
• Development of in-depth and critical analysis of national security, and familiarisation with the latest research in the discipline.
• A chance to network and connect with visiting academics, government ministers, diplomats and other experts in the field of national security.