入学要求 Requirement：
An upper second-class Honours degree (or equivalent qualification). Degrees from all disciplines are considered. In exceptional cases we will consider offering Diploma entry, aiming for upgrade to MSc, for applicants with a lower second-class Honours degree.
For information on international equivalent qualifications, please see our International Office website.
英语要求：IELTS score6.5 overall with 6.0 in all bands
学费 Tuition Fee：2011-2012overseas £13,000
课程特征 Course Features：
September 11 2001 has highlighted the fact that the new millennium will not be more peaceful than the last. Instead we are confronted by a growing number of new threats in international security ranging from civil war, terrorism and transnational crime to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The variety and complexity of these threats are challenging traditional approaches to international security. States are increasingly helpless in the face of transnational dangers which cannot be resolved by national armed forces, but require international collaboration.
This programme provides students with a theoretical and empirical understanding of the new international security environment of the post-Cold War era, including the origins of conflicts and peace, the emergence of new security threats and the multiplicity of actors involved in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacemaking today. It aims to be praxis relevant by teaching students how to apply theoretical concepts to contemporary conflicts and current affairs.
The Department of Politics, Department of Sociology and Centre for East Asian Studies recently merged to create a new School within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law.
课程内容 Course Content ：
The MSc programme lasts 50 weeks (October to September). It comprises six 12-week taught units, six assessed essays, followed by a dissertation.
First Term
Three mandatory units:
•International Security
•Security Governance
•Theoretical Approaches to Security Studies
Second Term
Three optional units from a list supplied during the academic year. Topics vary each year but may include:
•Conflict Management
•Conflict, Security and Development
•Development Skills in Practice
•Environmental Politics
•Foreign Policy Analysis
•Gender and Development
•Managing and Evaluating Development
•Masculinity / ies and International Relations
•Militarisation, Militarism and War
•The Politics of AIDS in Africa
•Religion, Fundamentalism and Conflict
•Research Methods
•Small Business Development
•US Security Policy
Third Term
Independent study for dissertation
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Unit of Assessment 39 applies. See Complete RAE listings for University of Bristol for further details.