This interdisciplinary course identifies the challenges these threats pose to national and global governance, human rights and ethics, criminality and regionalism. It builds on our established expertise in the fields of politics, international relations, global and human security, peace and reconciliation studies. This course is one of the first to offer an integrated study of terrorism, organised crime and global security. It aims to provide you with an informed understanding of key threats that are posed to world politics, how they have evolved and the differing – occasionally controversial – national responses. Assessment employs a range of methods including: individual coursework, seminar-based assessment, presentations, projects, written papers, exercises and individual and group presentations. The pass mark for modules is 40%. You must undertake and pass all seven mandatory modules, plus two optional modules to achieve the MA. On successful completion, you should be able to: evaluate the different perspectives and approaches used in the study of terrorism, organised crime and global security; demonstrate awareness of, and sensitivity to, differing international environments and the impact that these have on terrorism, international crime and global security; apply advanced research skills, identify appropriate sources and methods, take personal responsibility and demonstrate initiative in dealing with complex and unpredictable environments; and demonstrate advanced analytical and evaluative skills to construct fair, coherent and convincing arguments.