MA Global Security Challenges

Programme overview

Entry requirements

Programme specification

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
PIED5520M	Global Security Challenges	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
PIED5522M	Global Security: Concepts and Debates	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
PIED5800M	Dissertation	60	1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth), 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth)	PFP

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
PIED5400M	The Rise of China	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5512M	Insurgency	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5569M	Counterterrorism	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5570M	Terrorism	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5582M	Environmental Security and Risk	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5598M	Civil War and Intrastate Conflict	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
PIED5323M	European Defence and Security Analysis	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5525M	Gender Perspectives on Global Security Challenges	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5548M	The Responsibility to Protect	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5626M	Global Justice	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5652M	Global Governance	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5660M	Ethics and Politics of Migration and Citizenship	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

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