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MA International Relations and Security University of Westminster SSH - Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

This MA International Relations and Security course at Universitry of westminster provides you with a detailed understanding of the nature of the contemporary security agenda, its origins, theoretical foundations and future trajectory. You will examine the theories of international security and those key security issues that have dominated security discourse in the post-Cold War era. You will also develop your analytical skills in order to facilitate understanding of the seminal contemporary security issues in a broader theoretical and historical framework.

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The question of security now dominates contemporary international politics. Issues such as the 'War on Terror', pre-emptive self-defence and humanitarian intervention constitute seminal international concerns that have implications for all states and all peoples.

The International Relations and Security MA at University of Westminster  provides you with a detailed understanding of the nature of the contemporary security agenda, its origins, theoretical foundations and future trajectory. You'll examine the theories of international security and those key security issues that have dominated security discourse in the post-Cold War era. You'll also develop your analytical skills in order to facilitate understanding of the seminal contemporary security issues in a broader theoretical and historical framework.

You'll consider various aspects of international order and politics, including the dynamics of international social and political power relationships and conflicts, and state building. These topics are studied comparatively in relation to governmental, political and social processes, and in the contexts of various historical continuities, discontinuities and contrasts.

Aims

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:

  • BBC
  • European Parliament’s Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy 
  • The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London
  • The Strategic Foresight Group
  • UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Job roles

This course will prepare you for roles in a variety of areas, including:

  • Human rights advocate
  • International diplomat
  • Journalist
  • Policy analyst
  • Various roles in the Civil Service

The dissertation constitutes a third of the overall marks for this course, and you're encouraged to choose a topic that is of particular interest to you. You'll be assigned a supervisor who is an expert in this area, and they will work with you to structure and refine your work.

Industry links

Each semester, we invite guest speakers to talk about employability.

Speakers who have previously spoken to our students include representatives from the following organisations:  

  • Food and Rural Affairs' Protection Approaches
  • Includovate
  • Refugees Rights Europe
  • The European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
  • UK Department of Environment

TBC...

  • Applicants with a Laurea Specialista, Diploma di Laurea, Corso di Laurea (prior to 1999), Licenza di Accademia di Belle Arti, Bachelors, Diploma Universitario with a minimum overall degree score of 90 can be considered for a relevant Masters programme.  
  • Exceptionally, consideration will be given to mature applicants who lack standard qualifications but have significant professional or managerial experience in a programme-related post.
Admission Requirements:
  • Bachelor
  • Equivalent qualification
The University offers a number of full tuition fee scholarships for UK/EU students. Ask for more information and You will be contacted by a tutor
Cost of the master: Not declared
Scholarships available
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