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Study Details: 1 year - 2 years
Deepen your understanding of the world's most pressing security challenges and build the analytical skills to help address them. Our MSc in Security Studies focuses on the causes and consequences of international and civil conflict. You will learn to use empirical methods to understand why conflicts escalate to international and civil wars, explore the logic of wartime strategies and technologies, and learn about what’s needed to end and prevent violent conflicts.
As a minimum, an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard; Applicants should ideally have a background in political science, international relations, law, European studies, history, philosophy, economics, or a related subject. Relevant practical or work experience in a related field may also be taken into account.
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Graduates of the programme are ideally placed to develop careers in the fields of international relations, public policy and political analysis. Many graduates go on to study their PhD at UCL or other universities in the UK or overseas. (Graduate Outcomes survey 2017–2022)
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