Study location	United Kingdom, Birmingham
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MA

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) At least a Bachelor degree or postgraduate diploma from a UK university or equivalent. The degree must be in a relevant subject The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Upload documents in original language and translations. Take originals along when you go to study.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in any band) CAE: 176 overall (with no less than 169 in any component)

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. Two academic references (or if appropriate to the programme applied for, one could be from your employer). A motivation letter must be added to your application. Personal statement, approximately 5000 characters, explaining why you are interested in studying on your chosen programme. Alternatively, you can type this within your application.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Compulsory:

40 credits – Security Studies
60 credits – Dissertation MA students to submit a 13,500 word dissertation (not applicable to Diploma Students)
You’ll take at least 40 credits from the optional modules A list. These are modules that we believe best fit this degree. We recommend that you also take some or all of your remaining credits from this list.

Optional Modules A (at least 40 credits from the following)

40 credits – Asia Pacific Security
20 credits – The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
20 credits – Terrorism and Political Violence
20 credits – Terrorism and Contemporary Conflict
40 credits – US Foreign and Defence Policy
We also offer you the opportunity to choose from our much longer list of Optional Modules B.

Optional Modules B (up to 40 credits from the following)

40 credits – Asia Pacific Security
20 credits – Civil War, Conflict & International Intervention
20 credits – Developments in Contemporary Political Analysis
20 credits – Diplomacy and Statecraft
20 credits – Diplomatic History of the Twentieth Century
20 credits – Ethical Dimensions of Terrorism, Political Violence and War
40 credits – European Security
20 credits – Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics
20 credits – Gender and Global Governance
20 credits – The Geopolitical Economy of Energy
20 credits – Global Environmental Governance
20 credits – Global Ethics 1
20 credits – Global Ethics 2
40 credits – Globalisation and Governance
40 credits – International Political Economy
40 credits – International Relations Theory
20 credits – Political Psychology of Conflict and Cooperation
20 credits – The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
20 credits – Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and International Order
20 credits – Power in Global Politics
40 credits – Religion in Global Affairs (Case Studies)
20 credits – Rising Powers and Global Order
20 credits – Sex, Death, Gender and (in) Security
20 credits – Social Theory and Critique: Contested Knowledge
20 credits – Social Theory: From Marxism to Post Marxism
20 credits – Terrorism and Political Violence
20 credits – Terrorism and Contemporary Conflict
20 credits – Theory and Ethics of Terrorism and Political Violence
40 credits – US Foreign and Defence Policy
20 credits – Conflict, Humanitarian Aid and Social Reconstruction (IDD)
20 credits – Migration, Superdiversity, Policy and Practice (IASS)
20 credits – Globalisation, International Migration and Citizenship (IASS)

Career opportunities

Graduates from the School have gone on to work in a range of careers, with recent graduates working with organisations such as the United Nations, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, local authorities in the UK and overseas and the Department for International Development.

The School takes employability very seriously and as well as linking students to the central careers services, also incorporates opportunities to enhance their employment prospects, including highlighting work experience opportunities, encouraging volunteering in extra-curricular projects (such as student seminars and events) and by inviting backgrounds for students to meet.