Non-Proliferation and International Security

Our Non-Proliferation & International Security MA course will enable you to examine the causes, processes and effects of weapons proliferation, the evolution and effectiveness of the international non-proliferation regime, and the way in which proliferation influences other issues in international relations. You will use knowledge and tools of analysis from international relations, history, political science, the hard sciences, philosophy and sociology to explore the topic from a variety of perspectives.

Key benefits:

• Drawing on the strengths of the Department of War Studies, our course is multidisciplinary, utilising knowledge and tools of analysis from history, political science, the hard sciences, philosophy, sociology and international relations.
• Through guest speakers and, when possible, field trips our course also draws on the broad range of expertise available in government and the NGO community.
• The Centre for Science and Security Studies, located within the Department of War Studies, provides a vibrant home for our MA course, with its own speaker series and a growing cadre of PhD students and researchers. When possible, our centre also offers internships on current research projects.
• You are also encouraged to apply for internships at other relevant London-based institutions, such as IISS and the Verification Research Training and Information Centre (VERTIC).
• Our Department has an excellent reputation as a graduate training institution and is recognised by the British Academy, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Economic and Social Research council as a training institution for war studies.
• We place great emphasis on recruiting leading experts who bring with them not only a wealth of knowledge and ideas but an extensive and continually growing network of links with other departments, think-tanks, organisations, policymaking bodies and institutions.

Our course is for graduates and professionals with an interest in understanding the causes, processes and effects of weapons proliferation, the evolution and effectiveness of the international non-proliferation regime, and the way in which proliferation influences other key issues in international relations.

MA/PG Dip/PG Cert

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

• MA - modules totalling 180 credits.
• PG Diploma - modules totalling 120 credits
• PG Certificate - modules totalling 60 credits

King's College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Required Modules:

MA Pathway:

You are required to take the following modules:

• Proliferation & International Security (40 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)

Postgraduate Diploma Pathway:

You are required to take the following module:

• Proliferation & International Security (40 credits)

Postgraduate Certificate Pathway:

You are required to take the following module:

• Proliferation & International Security (40 credits)

Optional Modules:

MA Pathway:

In addition, you are required to take 80 credits from a wide range of optional modules that may typically include:

• Current Issues in Science & Security (20 credits)
• East Asian Security (40 credits)
• International Politics of the Middle East (40 credits)
• The Science & Security of Nuclear & Biological Weapons (20 credits)
• National Security Studies (40 credits)
• Armchair Intelligence - Open Sources & Online Investigation (20 credits)
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism (40 credits)
• Or any of the other 50 options offered by the Department of War Studies

If you are studying part-time, in your first year you will take 40 credits of required taught modules and 40 credits of optional modules. In your second year you will take your dissertation (60 credits) and a further 40 credits of optional modules.

Postgraduate Diploma Pathway:

In addition, you are required to take 80 credits from a wide range of optional modules as above.

Postgraduate Certificate Pathway:

In addition, you are required to take 20 credits from a wide range of optional modules as above.

Fees:

• Full time overseas fees:

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