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MA - Master of Arts
Online
Full Time
Sep 2027
1 Year
Conflict, competition and instability are increasingly common themes in international affairs today. Whether manifested in immediately recognisable modern forms - such as interstate warfare across borders and over territories - or in novel forms like cyberwarfare, water scarcity or disinformation campaigning, insecurity never feels far away. Security, then, is prized by both politicians and publics alike. But what is security, how do we analyse it, and how is it achieved? Is it possible to define and achieve a more secure world? Our MA International Security helps you to ask, and to answer, all of these questions. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: MA International Security. If you complete a pathway route, your award title will reflect this.
International Relations since the end of the nineteenth century has become increasingly institutionalized and interconnected. You will be critically assessing the extent and significance of that institutionalization by examining diplomatic processes, international law and governance. You will also be examining key international organizations and their governance of economic, security and rights issues at both the global and regional levels, spending a week on the European Union in particular. Finally, you will study the governance of the nuclear threat and other policy issues of contemporary concern.
