Science & International Security MA

King's College London

United Kingdom, London

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King's College London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,100 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Science & International Security MA

About

Developments in science and technology are increasingly playing a central role in defining some of the most pressing national and international security issues. This MA programme will give you detailed understanding of how science, technology and international relations impact each other and influence questions of security and global order. Particular attention will be paid to the crucial role nuclear, chemical and biological weapons have played in shaping international politics. The salience of these weapons, and their technologies, have increased with the rise of great power rivalry and arms racing, regional tensions and the threat of terrorism. We will also look at emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities and space weapons; all of which have emerged as areas that advance the critical intersection between technological advances and international security. This programme combines insights from International Relations, Strategic Studies and Science and Technology Studies to examine how the technological landscape is shaping global politics. It also examines how international efforts to control and regulate these weapons are at the centre of practices of global governance. This Masters is a unique opportunity to think and study in depth some of the most important, dynamic and challenging issues facing the international community today. We pride ourselves on taking a multi-dimensional perspective which equips graduates of the programme to become leaders in their fields, such as non-proliferation, arms control, and international security.

We have designed this unique programme to develop your ability to understand and analyse the security implications of scientific and technological developments, utilising knowledge and tools of analysis from political science, history, international relations, security studies and sociology as well as the natural sciences.

Our Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS), based in the Department of War Studies, provides a vibrant home for our MA programme. It has a growing team of PhD students and researchers, and sponsors its own speaker series.

You are encouraged to apply for internships (on our research projects and/or with other relevant institutions in London such as the Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) Royal United Services Institutes (RUSI) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

You will have access to visiting academics, serving officers, government ministers and other experts who give regular public lectures and seminars.

The Department of War Studies is unique in the UK and one of the very few university departments in the world devoted exclusively to the study of war as a human phenomenon.

Our Department has an excellent reputation as a graduate-training institution and is recognised as such by the British Academy, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council.

Taught by leading experts who bring an extensive and continually growing network of links with other departments, think-tanks, organisations, policymaking bodies and institutions.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Postgraduate taught courses

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution in Jordan will need to demonstrate the following grades to be considered for a Postgraduate course at King's:

UK degree classification	Jordanian equivalency
High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree (equivalent to 65% overall)	GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 Overall score of 80%
2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 Overall score of 75%
High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 Overall score of 70%

UK degree classification

Jordanian equivalency

High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

(equivalent to 65% overall)

GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0

Overall score of 80%

2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0

Overall score of 75%

High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0

Overall score of 70%

Postgraduate research courses

A Master's degree from a recognised university with high grades considered for programmes requiring a UK Master's degree.

English Program Requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Career

Employability

War Studies graduates go on to work for NGOs, the FCO, the MOD, the Home Office, NATO, the UN or pursue careers in journalism, finance, academia, the diplomatic services, the armed forces and more. Recent posts held by our alumni include Threat Analyst, Director of Political Violence Forecasting,

Research Advisor at NATO Defence College, Foreign Policy Fellow.