Partner Details

Informa Connect

Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Master of Science - MS
Alternative Exit
Recruitable Target
Recruitable Target
Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Part-Time

DL-INF-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

These courses aim to provide students with a critical view of threats from terrorism, organised crime, radicalisation and intelligence failures, as well as an assessment of security strategies such as horizon scanning. During the programme, you will use reflection and analysis to understand and develop your own area of expertise within the fields of intelligence analysis, security studies and criminology. The courses aim to provide an analysis of important intelligence and security events and issues of the late 20th and 21st century and connects the practical basis of intelligence to the broader issues facing the international system. The history of the role of intelligence, including success and failure using case studies and international examples will also help you to contextualise the importance of the impact caused. In particular, you will focus on understanding and applying intelligence and analytical thinking to practical problems by looking at current and emerging security problems as well as evaluating potential solutions to these issues. These courses are taught by distance learning and aims to connect a diverse body of domestic and international students across two time zones, to share knowledge and develop expertise in the fields. The courses key aims are: • To provide distance learning programmes in Intelligence and Security Studies for full-time employees. • To enable students to make an original contribution to the discipline of Intelligence and Security Studies and the advancement of professional security practice. • To produce competent, informed reflectively and ethically competent students who have a developed academic understanding the key issues within Intelligence and Security Studies and the theories which underpin the discipline. • To enable students to connect the conceptual basis of the disciplines to some of the practical issues facing the international system.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated. On the course, there is an especial emphasis on a sound grasp of the relevant academic literature, including substantial use of key scholarly journals in the field of security studies, intelligence analysis and criminology. The assessment strategy also concentrates on how theory relates to and enhances good practice. This is assessed through a variety of summative and formative assessments including online tests and essays. A range of learning strategies and a variety of modes of interactive delivery conducive to on-line distance learning will be utilised throughout the programme and delivered by the LJMU VLE Canvas or Informa Connects learning platform, including an introductory lecture and a range of on-line activities; e.g. presentations, workbooks, podcasts, blogs, forums both tutor-led synchronous (which can be recorded) and asynchronous, Skype tutorials in addition to utilising suitable OER (open educational resources),such as ‘You Tube’ videos, supported by digital key readings. Knowledge and understanding is assessed via summative assessment methods suitable for on-line distance-learning, such as formal and reflective essays, and full-scale individual report,. A range of periodic formative study skills and knowledge checks will be completed by the students on-line which feedback will be given in order to enable on-going development via reflective practice and aimed at research and compilation of the summative assessment tasks. Target Award Learning Outcomes 1 – 22 are taught through on-line lectures and developed via on-line forums, knowledge checks and appropriate formative tasks designed for on-line learning. These skills are assessed across all modules while the variety of assessments across the programme ensures that these skills are assessed in different ways and in a mode suitable for on-line distance-learning. Formative assessment is used to develop knowledge, understanding and skills, while summative assessment is used to assess the student’s success in achieving the learning outcomes.

Opportunities for work related learning

If the students are able to work in Liverpool , opportunities are available for students to work as Special Constables within the Merseyside Police and the British Transport Police. It is envisaged that many of those undertaking this course will already be employed within Criminal Justice institutions or security related agencies.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

Completion of 60 taught credits provides Postgraduate Certificate in Intelligence and Security Studies. Completion of 120 taught credits provides Postgraduate Diploma in Intelligence and Security Studies. Completion of 180 credits award: MSc in Intelligence and Security Studies. Students enrolling into the Postgraduate Certificate in Intelligence and Security Studies will undertake … For more content click the Read More button below.

Entry Requirements

Alternative qualifications considered
Other international requirements

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH15-01) sociology, social policy and anthropology