Course summary

"Security and Intelligence is a key contemporary global issue. The Security and Intelligence degrees develop confident, critical and digitally proficient analytical thinkers in the fields of intelligence, international security, diplomacy, policing, criminology and forensics. Our Security and Intelligence degrees will provide students with an intellectual understanding and pragmatic application of Security Studies, Intelligence Studies and Security Sciences in the analysis of relevant contemporary problems and international security issues We have a suite of Security and Intelligence BA (Hons) and BSc (Hons) degrees. If you choose to study one of our BA (Hons) degrees, you’ll continue to delve into areas of intellectual understanding of a theoretical approach to security and intelligence but begin to focus more on analysis, the creation and representation of arguments, the communication of findings, and research design. You will cover a range of subject areas, including International Relations, History, Security Studies and Policing, Criminology, Sociology and Forensics. If you would prefer to take a more practical approach to security and intelligence, then please have a look at our BSc (Hons) Security and Intelligence degrees. As well as the three-year course, we also have a placement year route. There is also a Foundation year route for students who may not have the necessary academic profile for entry onto the three-year course or who have been out of formal education for a while and would like to enhance their skills and capabilities first. On successful completion, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Security and Intelligence."