Wargaming and Resilience Planning MA

This masters is an innovative, unique and industry-facing course which provides you an opportunity to gain practical experience of the design and analysis of wargames.

We offer immersive teaching designed to engage you with a range of wargame types and formats. Which can be applied in a range of policy areas from public health and environmental disaster relief to defence. You will develop a toolkit of professional skills designed to equip you for a career in a range of sectors and industries. Through your modules, you will gain an understanding of the contexts in which wargaming can be utilised and apply this knowledge to inform your own designs.

As the first full master’s course in wargaming, this degree offers you the opportunity to gain key skills in an emergent field with a growing demand for knowledgeable graduates. Taking advantage of Brunel’s leading Games Design and Intelligence and Security Studies provision, you will develop skills sought after by employers and have opportunities to demonstrate these skills through your final project. This will include the opportunity for an ‘industry day’ where you will demonstrate and explain your games to industry and defence experts.

The programme will also offer you the opportunity to network and engage with industry and defence professionals via guest lectures, extra-curricular visits and opportunities to attend core professional wargaming events in the UK. Through this will establish important connections throughout your study and for future employment.

Have some questions? Contact the Programme Lead via email at iain.farquharson@brunel.ac.uk.

2.6/4, 3.2/5 or 65%

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
• TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all)

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.

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