MA Global Security (Online)

The need for understanding the global security landscape has never been more urgent. During the 21st Century, security threats have multiplied exponentially across the world. They range from the traditional, such as strategic competition, nuclear proliferation and global responses to terrorism, to the more contemporary, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change and threats to human security. Well also cover global power balances and inequalities between the Global North and the Global South in a post-colonial world. This online Global Security masters will equip you with the skills to think about these security issues holistically and allow you to find practical solutions to the dilemmas they pose. Through close engagement with world-class research and teaching conducted by the largest and most diverse collection of security studies scholars on the planet, youll expand your conceptual understanding when thinking about security issues and threats. Utilising real-world case studies and scenarios, youll build the skills needed to effectively negotiate the often-competing demands of securing people, states and the natural environment in a complex global context.

Key benefits

• Expand your conceptual toolbox for thinking about contrasting and sometimes conflicting perspectives of security and the challenges of providing security sustainably.
• Highly relatable to the world today, youll discover security in relation to contemporary issues, such as pandemics, immigration and threats to biodiversity, as well as deterrence and new forms of war.
• Build practical skills using case studies and real-world scenarios, including mock policy papers, podcasts and debates.
• Discover different ways of thinking about security with our foundational modules.
• Undertake a range of optional modules to suit your interests and career ambitions.

Employability

Kings is ranked sixth in the UK for graduate employability (Times Higher Educations Global Employability Ranking 2022).

From NGOs to media to government, the field of global security is vast, offering exciting and challenging careers for those who wish to pursue them. Whether youre just starting or youre taking the next leap in your career, this online Global Security Masters will help you get you there.

Career paths may include roles in Civil Service, NGOs, local or national government, armed forces, ministries of foreign affairs and development, policy think tanks, or private sector organisations such as risk assessment companies. It may also be suitable for journalists or parliamentary advisers reporting on global security challenges.

Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelors (honours) degree. If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).

Non standard requirements: Candidates who achieve 2:2 honours but have relevant professional or voluntary experience may be considered. A CV and reference will be required at the point of application. Candidates without a degree but presenting with demonstrable significant work experience in a related area may also be considered. A CV, reference and 500 word written statement addressing the question “What are the key global security issues facing the world today How might they be studied in a rigorous fashion will be required at the point of application. Applicants will be expected to have strong critical reasoning skills and the ability to construct a sound argument in order to be successful on this programme. Prospective students should identify in their application any evidence of their aptitude for critical reasoning and qualitative writing skills e.g. relevant A-levels, undergraduate degree subjects or relevant modules taken within an undergraduate degree.