Masters Degree Description
At Derby, you don’t just study the theory and background to resilience, through security, intelligence and planning for emergency and disaster risk reduction and response. You will take these aspects into real-life situations and develop knowledge, skills and vocational attributes that will give you the necessary experience to develop or enhance career paths in these fascinating areas.
A unique combination
Our MSc degree has been carefully designed to improve your knowledge and understanding of key aspects of Intelligence, Security and Disaster Management.
Our programme brings together insights from a wide range of disciplines across Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Public and Environmental Health. This unique combination will enable you to develop a comprehensive understanding of contemporary issues such as:
- terrorism and its varied manifestation in the modern era (extremism, radicalisation, malevolence etc.)
- security and threat vectors
- disruptive Events (disasters, emergency, incidents etc.) their causes, impacts and management
- climate crisis and changes in environmental, physical, social and economic dimensions
- humanitarian assistance in evolving and unsecured territories.
Entry Requirements
For the MSc you will usually need:
- An undergraduate degree (2:2 or above) in a social science subject (criminology, sociology, psychology, international relations, policing, criminal justice), natural sciences (including but not exclusive to geography, earth sciences) or health (across a range of programmes to be discussed with programme leader), business studies or economics.
- If English is not your first language, you will also need IELTS 6.5 with 5.5 in each skills area.
We also welcome applicants who have substantial professional experience but do not have a degree, subject to personal statements, references and interviews with the programme leader.
Fees
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Student Destinations
An MSc Intelligence, Security and Disaster Management opens up many career options, including:
- Emergency Planning Officers in private or public sector roles
- Crisis Management
- Risk Assessors
- Atomic and nuclear emergency response
- First responder services (Police, Fire and Ambulance Services)
- British Transport and Nuclear Police
- Civil Service
- Infrastructure Protection
- Business Continuity
- Humanitarian Aid
- Governments in the UK and elsewhere in intelligence roles, military or civil intelligence and/or security services
- National Crime Agency
- United Nations (UNHCR, UNICEF)
- Civil Aviation
- Security in the private sector
- Environmental and public health roles in international arenas
- Disaster Managers and Disaster Relief Specialists
- Travel and Insurance Specialists
- Underwriter
- British Red Cross (BRC) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- People in Need (Rapid Deployment Professionals)
- Relief International
- Save the Children
- Goal Global
- International Human Rights roles
- Médecins Sans Frontières
- International public sector.
Module Details
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