International Security Studies

Entry requirements

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MLitt in International Security Studies introduces international security through traditional and critical approaches. Students will learn to cultivate their own voice by engaging with different theoretical approaches and empirical case studies.

This is a one-year taught postgraduate programme run by the School of International Relations.

Highlights

• Allows students to study critical and traditional security approaches.
• Ensures that students grasp the cutting-edge debates taking place in security studies.
• Invites students to think originally and pushes them to ask alternative questions.
• Provides opportunities for students to apply a wide array of theoretical lenses.
• Encourages students to focus on empirical case studies and global security issues.

Fees and funding

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