MA Security Studies

Looking for a security studies Master’s in Birmingham? Our MA Security Studies is open to graduates from all subjects.

The relevance of the course goes further than current affairs and academia into an ever-expanding security industry that offers a diverse range of different employment opportunities across both the private and public sector.

Studying on the Security Studies MA course will allow you to learn about and actively research security from the unique perspective that the city and its history provides, as well providing close proximity to a range of fantastic employability opportunities.

The Security Studies MA will provide you with knowledge and skills for a range of professions including jobs within intelligence, defence, the civil service, local government, finance, think tanks, human rights organisations and the third sector.

In addition to this, with Birmingham being home to the largest police force outside of London (with which BCU has strong ties) you will be well placed for employment and research opportunities with West Midlands Police.

The Security Studies MA offers a unique and exciting taught postgraduate experience that includes:

• A unique one day a week intensive delivery pattern that will benefit students in full-time work; the programme has been designed to be flexible and benefit professional practitioners and students undertaking voluntary placement work.
• Contact with a staff team who are experts in their field and who are actively researching cutting edge issues relating to security.
• A unique pedagogical approaches that seek to encourage students to learn practically
• and theoretically.
• Unique modules such as “Contemporary Security” that give students a topical and
• internationally relevant understating of security in the contemporary era.