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International Security – (M.A.)
University of Bath
Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,150 - ≈ € 14,050 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Bath / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Bath
This programme provides students with a broad and in depth understanding of the new international security environment of the post-Cold War era.
A set of compulsory and semi-compulsory courses in each semester will form the core of the programme and will cover international security theories and concepts, regional approaches to international security, international terrorism, arms dynamics and arms control, and European security issues from a variety of angles. In addition, students will be able to choose from a number of courses that this new programme will share with the other MA programmes in the department.
The programme consists of two semesters of taught courses and a dissertation module during which students write a 15,000 word dissertation on a topic of their choice and under the supervision of an experienced member of staff. Taught units that are offered in the programme reflect the expertise of the Department’s research active staff.
Qualifications and durations
* Full-time MA (90 credits - 1 year)
* Full-time Postgraduate Diploma (60 credits - 9 months)
* Full-time Postgraduate Certificate (30 credits - 4 months)
* Part-time MA (90 credits - 2 to 5 years)
* Part-time Postgraduate Diploma (60 credits - 21 months)
* Part-time Postgraduate Certificate (30 credits - 16 months)
Contents
Programme structure
Semester 1
Compulsory unit
* International Security – Theories and Concepts
Semi-compulsory units
(Students select two)
* International Terrorism
* Power, Order and Institutions in World Politics
* International Relations Theories
* European Security
Optional units
(Students select two)
* Power, Order and Institutions in World Politics
* International Terrorism
* International Relations Theories
* European Security
* From International to Global Political Economy
* Globalisation 1: Political and Social Perspectives, or, International Policy Analysis 1
* Quantitative Methods I, or Qualitative Methods I
Semester 2
Compulsory unit
* International Security – the Contemporary Agenda
Semi-compulsory units
(Students select two)
* EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
* The Theory and Practice of Arms Control
* Organized Crime in Europe
* The Politics of Sustainability: Environmental Security and International Relations
Optional units
(Students select two)
* EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
* The Theory and Practice of Arms Control
* The Politics of Migration
* Organized Crime in Europe
* Europe in Global Politics
* The Politics of Sustainability: Environmental Security and International Relations
* Globalisation 2: Political Economy of Globalisation, or, International Policy Analysis 2
* Quantitative Methods I, or, Qualitative Methods I
Dissertation
* 15,000 words on relevant topic
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A good honours degree in a relevant subject or relevant professional experience. The Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies in considering applications, will take the following into account:
Extended and responsible experience in a relevant field in commerce, or industry, or in teaching, or in a government establishment, together with authorship of papers or other work of an acceptable academic standard, e.g. published translation.
English requirements
IELTS 6.5 (with not less than 6.0 in each of the four components).
TOEFL 580 (paper-based test) or 237 (computer-based test) with a score of not less than 4 in TWE or 92 (internet based test) with at least 21 in Writing, 21 in Listening, 22 in Reading, 23 in Speaking.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
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