MA International Security
Programme overview
- Programme code
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MA-PIED/IS
- UCAS code
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- Duration
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12 Months
- Method of Attendance
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Full Time
- Programme manager
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Prof. Edward Newman
- Total credits
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180
- School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme
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Politics and International Studies
- Examination board through which the programme will be considered
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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 |
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| PIED5520M | Global Security Challenges | 30 | | PFP |
| PIED5522M | Global Security: Concepts and Debates | 30 | | PFP |
| PIED5800M | Dissertation | 60 | | PFP |
Optional Modules
Candidates will be required to study 1 module from the following optional modules
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 | | |
| PIED5525M | Gender Perspectives on Global Security Challenges | 30 | | |
| PIED5548M | The Responsibility to Protect | 30 | | |
| PIED5598M | Civil War and Intrastate Conflict | 30 | | |
| PIED5626M | Global Justice | 30 | | |
| PIED5652M | Global Governance | 30 | | |
| PIED5660M | Ethics and Politics of Migration and Citizenship | 30 | | |
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