Application Deadline 1 September 2025
A Security Studies Masters course investigating the key issues and emerging paradigms of security, intelligence analysis and criminology
Online distance learning course tutored by experts in security and law enforcement
Validated in Partnership with Liverpool John Moores University
Security Studies: Choose your Award
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.
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 Security Studies.
Security Studies - MSc
Complete your MSc in 27 months for 180 credits. Establish yourself as an authority in 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 in Security
- This programme connects the conceptual basis of Security Studies to practical issues facing the international system and emerging security threats, including terrorism, organized crime, radicalization, and intelligence failures, relevant to law enforcement, government agencies, and the private sector.
- Students are expected to develop their expertise in Security Studies, Intelligence analysis, and Criminology through reflection and analysis, gaining an understanding of how the concept of security has been rearticulated and challenged in contemporary contexts.
- The courses focus on current and emerging security problems, including the ramifications of the Cold War, terrorism, proliferation of dangerous weapons, organized crime, globalization, and financial crime, while also evaluating potential solutions to these issues.
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.
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