政治学硕士学位从全球角度探讨了有关暴力，冲突，安全和治理的当代紧急辩论。由于内战，恐怖主义，军阀冲突和常规战争之间的区别已经模糊，相应的干预措施-人道主义，区域，国际和帝国主义-已成为相当多的学术辩论和政治争议的主题。同时，全球大国之间的地缘政治竞争以及国家之间的暴力和战争威胁继续影响着国际安全。我们的方法跨学科工作，结合了政治，理论，历史，社会学和公共政策方法，可以对当代政治争议进行全面，均衡的分析。核心模块将研究战争，暴力与安全的不断变化的性质及其与国家和社会的关系。他们对全球军事，人道主义和施政机构
Our MSc International Security and Global Governance gives you the opportunity to explore urgent contemporary debates about violence, conflict, security and governance from a global perspective. Why choose this course As the liberal international order unravels before our eyes, this course provides you with a critical and multidisciplinary overview of global security today, including the different actors and forces shaping international security. The interdisciplinary nature of this course means that it incorporates political, theoretical, historical, sociological and public policy approaches to offer you a wide-ranging, balanced analysis of contemporary political controversies. You will be taught by international experts in the field and will learn alongside a diverse international student body with professional and personal experience of international relations. What you will learn On this MSc you will consider geopolitical rivalries among global powers and the threat of violence and war within and between states, as well as multilateral governance efforts at managing these and other crises. Core modules will allow you to examine the changing nature of war, violence and security, and their relationship with state and society. You will gain an understanding of the evolution of global military, humanitarian, geopolitical and governance institutions and the processes that shape them. You can then tailor the course to your interests choosing from option modules covering a range of topics spanning from international security to nationalism and religion. How you will learn This MSc is available to study full- or part-time and follows an evening timetable. You will be taught through a combination of lectures and small-group seminars. You will be able to apply the concepts and methods you have learnt to write a dissertation on the topic that interests you most. This course is part of our Birkbeck Flexible Master’s UK, which gives you the choice of how you want to study - on campus, online or via flexible learning, which combines both. If you require a Student visa to study in the UK, you will only be able to apply for the on-campus study option for this course. Online and flexible options will not be available to you because they may affect the conditions of your visa.