The question of security has come to dominate contemporary international politics: issues such as the war on terror; pre-emptive self-defence and humanitarian intervention constitute seminal international concerns which have implications for all states and all peoples; and this course (where students formulate a comprehensive understanding of the seminal contemporary security issues and develop analytical skills to enable them to understand these issues in a broader theoretical and historical framework) provides students with a detailed understanding of the nature of the contemporary security agenda (its origins; theoretical foundations and future trajectory); whilst additionally focusing on theories of international security and those key security issues which have come to dominate security discourse in the post-Cold War era.
Other courses at University of Westminster
Pre-Master's Diploma Pre-Master's for Business, Law and Social Sciences
Our courses are taught across four London campuses – three in central London and all within walking distance of each other, and a fourth in Harrow, north-west London, which is just a 30-minute tube ride away from central London.
Cavendish Campus
Our Cavendish Campus is in central London – just a 5-minute walk from Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.
Subjects taught at the campus include Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, and Psychology.
Harrow Campus
Our Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 30 minutes away from central London by tube.
Subjects taught at the campus include Art and Design, Fashion, and Film and Television.
Marylebone Campus
Our Marylebone Campus is in central London, within easy walking distance of both Regent's Park and Marylebone High Street.
Subjects taught at the campus include Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, and Construction Management and Urban Planning.
Regent Campus
Our Regent Campus comprises three sites in central London, all within a few minutes' walk of Oxford Street:
309 Regent Street – subjects taught at this site include English and Creative Writing, Languages, and History.
Little Titchfield Street – our Law courses are taught here.
Wells Street – Criminology and Sociology, and Politics and International Relations are taught here.
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