MA Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security at University of Essex

Programme overview

The MA Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security is a one-year full-time Masters with a less quantitative focus, giving grounding in the theories and issues of organised crime and terrorism. Essex's Department of Sociology and Criminology ranks 2nd in the UK for research power in sociology (REF 2021).

What you will study

Core Postgraduate Taught Project and Academic Skills (60 credits), Global Security Challenges: Cyber, Terrorism, and Emerging Threats and Transnational Crime: From Local to Global (20 each); compulsory Sociological Research Design and Formative Debates in Criminology, plus 40 credits of options.

Career pathways

Careers in security, policing, research, intelligence and justice professions, as well as NGOs, local authorities, think tanks, government departments, charities, media production and market intelligence; also preparation for academic careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 degree or international equivalent in humanities, mathematics, social science or statistics. A 2:2 degree in any discipline is also considered if it includes at least two quantitative or research methods modules. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. A pre-sessional English pathway is available for applicants who do not meet the IELTS requirement.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,600 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,075 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 year

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