Application Deadline 8th January 2025
MSc in Covert Investigation and Specialist Intelligence
Complete your MSc in 27 months. Establish yourself as an authority in Covert Investigations, as well as opening up new career and employability options.
Network with fellow students, tutors, and industry professionals and open doors to lucrative employment opportunities!
What you will Study?
- Module 1 – Human Intelligence: HUMINT – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 2 – Intelligence Collection, Interviewing & Analysis – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 3 – Covert Techniques: Legislation and Operational Capability – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 4 – Disclosure – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 5 – Research Methods – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 6 – Operational Ethics, Oversight & Sharing – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 7 – Covert Investigation and Specialist Intelligence Dissertation – 60 credits
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When does it start and how long is the programme?
Your MSc commences in September 2024 and is delivered over a period of 27 months.
You will be required to submit a Dissertation which is particularly useful for working professionals who want to focus their efforts on a topic that has particular relevance either to their own work environment or one in which they may want to further develop their career.
What are the entry requirements?
- A relevant second-class honours degree or above or an overseas equivalent.
- Alternatively, a graduate level professional qualification of comparable standard and/or suitable work experience may be accepted.
- Proficiency in English.
English Language Requirements
Where English is a second language you will be required to demonstrate a minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 or a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 575.
Course Format and Assessment
- To successfully complete the programme, students must pass each module.
- Assessments will incorporate coursework, research assignments and writing essays.
- There will be no examinations requiring attendance at a venue.
- You will also be expected to participate in the virtual learning environment with tutors and fellow students.
How You Will Learn
Each module uses a variety of learning tools combined into a varied, interactive programme with resources including:
- Detailed study guides
- Electronic documents, readings, case studies and coursework
- Pre-recorded lectures, asynchronous seminars and tutorials
- Traditional textbooks
- Online multimedia content
- Interactive discussion groups
The modules are made available to you following a schedule that allows you to work at your own pace but keep in sequence with the assessment requirements. Each module is broken into a series of units and lessons, making the content manageable and assisting with your time allocation throughout the programme.