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Qualification
MRes - Master of Research
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Location
Keele University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
JAN, SEP
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
As problems like terrorism, migration, weapons of mass destruction, and climate change pose a threat to safety beyond and within our borders, security fundamentally affects our lives and futures. Reflecting the latest trends in security studies, this course explores the history of security, different types of conflict and instability between nations and communities, and humanitarian and political responses. Underpinned by cutting-edge research into areas such as maritime security, policing and the effects of war on veterans and their families, it prepares you for a career in foreign affairs or national security, with expertise to become a world-class global security analyst.
COURSE SUMMARY
Security is shaping the world around us. We live in a society increasingly organised around the provision of security, the management of risk and creation of technologies that generate surveillance information and improve our safety
The flexible structure of our suite of MA/MRes Politics and International Relations programmes provides a high degree of focus, enabling you to engage with specific issues and carry out research into subjects of interest and relevance. You can build a tailored, systematic programme of study, choosing from our diverse collection of four different pathways – in Global Security, Politics, US Politics and International Relations. We also offer an MSc in International Diplomacy.
On this Global Security pathway, you can investigate key developments in international conflict and security, looking how security functions at the international and political level, between nation states, within societies and communities. You may choose to focus on the post-Cold War period, considering how shifting conceptions of security are allied to shifting understandings of the state, society, the economy, and culture.
There is an increasing demand in the armed forces, government, non-profits and academia for professionals skilled in politics and international relations – two subject specialisms in which Keele has enjoyed a longstanding reputation for teaching and research excellence.
International relations has been taught here for over 50 years, founded by Professor Alan James, one of the first chairs of the British International Studies Association. While some of the best known political scientists in the UK and Europe have worked at Keele since the 1950s, including Samuel Finer, Jean Blondel, Hugh Berrington and Jack Hayward.
The flexible structure of our suite of MA/MRes Politics and International Relations programmes provides a high degree of focus, enabling you to engage with specific issues and carry out research into subjects of interest and relevance. You can build a tailored, systematic programme of study, choosing from our diverse collection of four different pathways – in Global Security, Politics, US Politics and International Relations – as well as a wide range of module choices. We also offer an MSc in International Diplomacy.
Sharing experiences and studying alongside students from all the world, you’ll become part of a dynamic academic community, which benefits from small class sizes, strong student-staff relations and expert research supervision. As well as the in-depth research carried out for your dissertation, the action research project allows you to investigate a specific issue or topic of relevance to your chosen pathway.
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£ 17,700per year
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University information
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University League Table
65th
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Campus address
Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, England
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Subject ranking
44th out of 80 12
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Entry standards
/ Max 219119 55%46th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10070.0 70%27th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.91 78%31st
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