MA Global Security and Borders

Borders have become a key site and central concern of global security practices and theory, from the Mexican-United States border to the Mediterranean ports of the EU. The many facets of borders are introduced and analysed in this programme: they are understood as containers of identity, sites of power, and points of weakness where the mobility of people (e.g. terrorists, migrants) and things (e.g. drugs, weapons) can disrupt prevailing forms of security. This programme aims to help students navigate this complex terrain by providing a firm grounding in critical border studies. At the core of this programme is the chance for students to apply their academic insights within a work-based environment with borders/security professionals through the Borders Internship module.

Please Note: due to external international funding deadlines and the limited availability of internships, the closing date for International student applications to this programme is 31st January 2022 at 4 pm GMT; for EU and UK students, the closing date for applications is 31st March 2022 at 4 pm GMT. Applications received after these closing dates will be regarded as LATE and will be considered only if vacancies exist when all applications received by these closing dates have been processed.

Global Security And Borders Highlights

A specialized MA not offered anywhere else in the UK or Ireland A dedicated focus on global security as it operates on borders. An intense semester-long Borders Internship in key political organizations The chance to shape political policy

Industry Links

• The opportunity to feed into contemporary policy debates both directly with professionals through the Internship as well as debating with staff who advise governments and security sector actors.
• This program has the particular benefit of an Internship module where students will learn to manage their time and acquire transferrable skills in a work-based environment.

Internationally Renowned Experts

• Research-led teaching by world-leading experts who have been awarded grants by UK and EU funding bodies to undertake research on the interaction of borders and security.

Student Experience

• A unique opportunity, not offered anywhere else in the UK or Ireland, to study the crucial interaction of global security practices and borders as sites of power, identity and politics.
• The chance to apply theoretical insights in the real world through the Borders Internship module where you will also learn key transferrable employability skills.
• The School's active research environment, includes internationally renowned guest speakers, staff seminars and reading groups.
• Queen’s is ranked in the top 170 in the world for graduate prospects (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022)
• Queen’s ranked 17 in the world for international outlook (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022)
• Queen’s is ranked in the top 75 universities in Europe for Teaching Excellence (Times Higher Education, 2019)
• 15% of the Queen’s student population are international students (Queen’s Planning Office, 2022)

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