Application Deadline 1 September 2025
Application Deadline 1 September 2025
The Intelligence and Security Studies MSc examines key issues at local, national and global levels
Applying intelligence and analytical thinking to security situations
Validated in Partnership with Liverpool John Moores University
The Policing Conversation
Join our LJMU course lecturers and many other experts across the field of security as this podcast from LCAPS brings in depth interviews with current academics on the issues currently in policing. These issues will be challenged and cover the hot topics that you really want to hear.
Intelligence & Security Studies: Choose your Award
Intelligence & Security Studies - PGCert
Complete this PGCert in just 11 months for 60 credits. If you can't commit to an extensive period of study or are looking to upskill in a relatively short time frame, this is the perfect route!
It's also a great opportunity to test the waters of postgraduate study without making a long-term commitment.
Intelligence & Security Studies - PGDip
Complete this PGDip in 22 months for 120 credits and improve your job prospects and earning potential!
If you are committed to your studies, have a long-term goal in mind, and are able to put in the required study time each week, this is your opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in Intelligence & Security.
Intelligence & Security Studies - MSc
Complete your MSc in 27 months for 180 credits. Establish yourself as an authority in Intelligence & Security, 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!
Gain operational expertise for Security Intelligence
- The courses provide a critical view of threats from terrorism, organized crime, radicalization, and intelligence failures, while also assessing security strategies like horizon scanning.
- Students develop expertise in intelligence analysis, security studies, and criminology through reflection and analysis, focusing on important intelligence and security events of the late 20th and 21st centuries.
- The program emphasizes understanding and applying intelligence and analytical thinking to practical problems, examining current and emerging security issues, and evaluating potential solutions.
Informa Connect Academy: Even more...
- Accessible – 24/7 availability from wherever you have an internet connection
- Flexible – take control of where, when, how and the rate at which you study
- Professional – industry leading course directors and tutors
- Network – use our online tutorial forum to ask questions, discuss and share knowledge with tutors and like-minded professionals from around the world
- Cost-Effective – save money with no additional travel or accommodation costs