我们生活在不确定的时代。恐怖主义，冲突，环境灾难，大规模毁灭性武器和脆弱国家都是安全问题，这些问题已反映在我们的媒体上，在国际政治中占主导地位，并越来越影响我们的日常生活。本课程为对跨国安全问题感兴趣的任何人提供该主题的高级基础，同时使您能够专注于特定问题或感兴趣的领域。该课程可以利用部门在安全研究，比较政治，国际法与冲突，政治理论和全球政治方面的专业知识来量身定制，可以根据您的特定兴趣量身定制，可以选择选修课程，例如政治暴力，生物政治，媒体，沟通与冲突，针对性的国际法以及区域国际政治。该计划非常适合希望
We live in uncertain times. Terrorism, conflict, environmental catastrophe, weapons of mass destruction and weak states are all security issues that are reflected in our media, dominate policy-making in international politics and increasingly impinge on our daily lives.<br><br>This course offers anyone interested in transnational security issues an advanced grounding in the subject whilst, at the same time, enabling you to specialise in particular issues or regions of interest. Drawing upon departmental expertise in the areas of security studies, comparative politics, international law and conflict, political theory and global politics, this course can be tailored to your specific interests, optional units can be taken in subjects such as political violence, biopolitics, media, communication and conflict, international law of targeting, and regional international politics. The programme is ideal for anyone looking to pursue a career in policymaking, international organizations and non-governmental organizations.<br><br>The Department of Politics and International Relations has a strong commitment to high quality, cutting-edge research which informs our teaching. We are a research community that draws on various methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of domestic, transnational, regional and global politics. This includes research into areas such as security, international diplomacy, international law, the use of military force, the European Union and the impact of new communication technology on politics, nationalism and migration.<br><br>Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time