MA Risk, Security and Politics at Durham University

Explore risk and resilience in a political context, focusing on the use of risk in governing populations and how uncertainty plays a critical role in modern society. The MA in Risk, Security and Politics explores the concepts of risk and resilience by focusing on their political resonance and revealing how risk can be used as a political tool to govern societies across the globe. It also examines the ways in which uncertainty contributes to the make-up of contemporary society.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Geography  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will study taught modules over one year full-time or two years part-time in subjects that include the understanding, managing and preventing of risk, the social dimensions of risk, and the latest skills and techniques involved in working with geographic information. You will also complete either a research-based dissertation by conducting an original independent study or produce a vocational dissertation that combines independent research with a practical external placement. Compulsory modules include Understanding Risk, Risk Frontiers, Research Methods for Global Challenges, Social Dimensions of Risk and Resilience, Knowledge for Action and Leadership, Dissertation or Vocational Dissertation.

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