Course summary

Intelligence and security-related issues have never been more prevalent. With terrorist attacks occurring more frequently throughout Europe, the US and the Middle East, governments are working harder than ever before to keep people safe. Sound interesting? Our master’s degree in intelligence and security studies will give you the skills you need to make a difference in this field. With a range of modules focused on how Britain has historically responded to threats to its internal security, this MA Intelligence and Security Studies degree will place these issues in their historical and cultural context, as well as introducing you to the conceptual tools needed for serious intellectual enquiry. This is the longest-running non-governmental postgraduate course in the UK, in the area of contemporary intelligence and security issues. MA Intelligence and Security Studies (Distance Learning) is an option that is currently available to only professionals serving in intelligence and/or security-related employment. Intrigued to know more about our MA Intelligence and Security Studies? Why not come along to an upcoming Open Day? Meanwhile, if you have any questions you can contact our programme leader, Dr Christopher J. Murphy, directly. Continue reading to understand more about this MA/PgDip Intelligence and Securities Studies course. You will:

• Learn from a team of academics who are recognised, published experts in their fields

• Study current, real-world events of international significance and importance

• Gain the knowledge and transferrable skills desired by employers in the intelligence and security sector