PgDip Terrorism and Security at University of Salford

A postgraduate programme examining terrorism, counter-terrorism and security, including tactics of terrorist groups and state responses across America, Europe and the Middle East. It is offered full-time on campus or part-time by distance learning.

Faculty: School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology  |  Department: Politics and Contemporary History  |  Intake: September 2027 (full-time); January 2027 (distance learning only)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time, distance learning  |  Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The 120 credits of taught study are four 30-credit modules: core Terrorism: Threat and Response and Security Studies, plus two options such as Contemporary Security, Intelligence and Terrorism, The Middle East and Terrorism, Strategic and Security Studies, The Secret State: Domestic Security in Britain 1883-2012, Terrorism in Europe since 1945, Conflict and Development and Hacking for Ministry of Defence. Assessment is by two essays per module. The PgDip is awarded on completing the taught component without the dissertation.

Career pathways

Civil service, armed forces, intelligence agencies, police forces, private security, research institutions, government organisations and the media; graduates have joined Greater Manchester Police, the Home Office and OSCE.

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