Counterterrorism MSc - funding opportunities available

Why this course?

Cranfield has a long history of specialising in Defence and Security subjects and boasts unique facilities for teaching and research in these areas. The staff are recognised as leading international experts and teaching is exclusively geared for postgraduate students.

The courses should enhance students’ post award employment prospects. We have entered an era where terrorism and counterterrorism have become critical issues for modern society. The courses will provide graduates with a rigorous, evidence-based qualification in this important area. This Counterterrorism qualification will assist graduates to start careers in a wide variety of fields, including those related to security, defence, risk management, policing, policy, and international work.

Beyond this, the course will help assist the careers of graduates who are already working in these and related fields. The Counterterrorism, Risk Management & Resilience pathway is specifically tailored for students interested in developing a career in the risk management sectors with a focus on protective security against terrorism and related threats. This pathway should appeal particularly to candidates who are either serving or recently retired from government, military or policing agencies, or those who are already in the risk management or insurance space who want to specialise in counterterrorism risk management and protective security.

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Our education philosophy is led by the basic principles of:

• Research led teaching – through a course team that are active researchers or practitioners,
• Learning through assessment methods - we view assessment as part of the learning process, with a variety of assessment methods extending the curriculum and transferable skills.

Most modules are taught over one week. For some modules this will include sufficient time for parts of the module assessments such as individual or group presentations. Most assessments are completed after the residential element. 

Each option within the course is based around a specific set of option-specific, compulsory modules (a “theme”), with a complementary series of associated role-specific modules. Students select modules across the whole programme according to their individual requirements and entry qualifications.

Students would normally commence their individual research project only on successful completion of the taught component of the course. It is expected that the individual research project will normally fall within the scope of the dominant theme established in the taught phase.

Your career

We have entered an era where society faces critical issues in relation to terrorism and the fight against terrorism. The MSc Counterterrorism provides a rigorous, evidence-based qualification which will assist graduates to start careers in a wide variety of fields, including those related to security, policing, military, government policy, and international work. Beyond this, the MSc will help assist the careers of graduates who are already working in these and related fields.

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