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MA Geopolitics, Territory and Security

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    MA One year FT, two years

Course Description

The Geopolitics, Territory and Security MA is a unique multidisciplinary course that focuses on the territorial aspect of inter-state relations. You will explore geopolitical and political geographic analysis – contextualised within the wider social sciences – and the relevant aspects of international law to understand the creation and maintenance of international boundaries. 

Key benefits

  • Makes extensive use of London’s vast collection of resources for researching historical and contemporary aspects of international boundary questions and territorial disputes.
  • Excellent access to the National Archives and British Library.
  • In addition to established academic authorities, visiting lecturers include leading legal practitioners and technicians in international boundary dispute resolution: from Eversheds (Paris), Latham and Watkins, Volterra Fietta and the Law of the Sea Division at the UK Hydrographic Office.
  • Flexibility for researching an extensive range of regional issues.

Entry Requirements

2:1 undergraduate degree (or international equivalent, e.g. GPA of 3.3 from a US University).

Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. Mature candidates will be considered favourably.

Fees

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

Student Destinations

Students on this programme have gone on to occupy senior management positions in government agencies and international consultancies; work with NGOs involved in dispute resolution; international law firms; government ministries; oil companies, departments of the United Nations and the European Union.

Module Details

 Required Modules

  • Practising Social Research (20 credits)
  • Boundaries, Sovereignty and the Territorial State (40 credits)
  • Dissertation in Geopolitics, Territory and Security (60 credits) 
  • Boundaries, Sovereignty & The Territorial State
  • Practising Social Research
Optional Modules

Optional Modules:

You are also required to take 20 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Territorial and Boundary Dispute Resolution (20 credits)
  • Geopolitics of Natural Resource Disputes (20 credits)
  • Critical Geographies of Terrorism (20 credits)
  • Water, Security and the Environment (20 credits) 
  • Geopolitics, Power and Place (20 credits)

You will also study modules totalling 40-50 credits from:

  • Any of the modules listed above
  • Any Level 7 (master’s) modules offered in the Department of Geography
  • Any Level 7 (master’s) modules offered in the Department of War Studies, subject to approval.
  • Up to 20 credits from Level 7 modules offered by other departments or institutes outside of Geography, subject to approval.
  • Critical Geographies Of Terrorism
  • Geopolitics Of Natural Resource Disputes
  • Territorial And Boundary Dispute Resolution
  • Water, Security and the Environment

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