MSc Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security
University of Essex
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Our MA Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security course draws on state-of-the-art research to address key critical issues surrounding organised criminality and terrorism in contemporary society. We involve multi-level analyses of organised crime as a concept, alongside the impacts of urbanisation, migration and globalisation upon both the practice of crime and the ways in which we understand them. You will address cutting-edge critical, conceptual and theoretical analyses of terrorism and ...Read more

Our MA Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security course draws on state-of-the-art research to address key critical issues surrounding organised criminality and terrorism in contemporary society. We involve multi-level analyses of organised crime as a concept, alongside the impacts of urbanisation, migration and globalisation upon both the practice of crime and the ways in which we understand them. You will address cutting-edge critical, conceptual and theoretical analyses of terrorism and counter-terrorism.

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Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree in one of the following subjects: Humanities, Mathematics, Social Science, Statistics. We will also consider applicants with a 2:2 degree in any discipline. Your degree must include at least two Quantitative or Research Method modules.

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£10,500 per year

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£22,750 per year

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£22,750 per year

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University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hythe   0.6 miles away

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