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Global Challenges (Security) with Placement

Entry requirements


A level

A,B,B-B,B,C

Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

M2,M2,M3

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 and above are required, including English (or grade B/5 in English Literature) and Mathematics.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

29

including SL5 or HL4 in English and Maths (if applicant does not have GCSE English and Maths grade C/4 or above)

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H3,H3,H3,H3,H4

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma

DM

in any subject with A-level grade C

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate

M

in any subject with A-levels grade BB

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DMM

in any subject

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DM

in any subject with A-level grade C

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

M

in any subject with A-levels grade BB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

in any subject

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B,C

T Level

M

in one of the following subjects: Health, Science, Accounting, Management and Administration, Agriculture, Land Management and Production or Legal Services

UCAS Tariff

112-136

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About this course


Course option

4years

Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Combined studies

If you follow the news and keep up-to-date on what’s happening in the world, you will know that the challenge of keeping people and nations secure is a focus and a priority across the globe. What does the future hold for keeping us safe, and how are solutions concluded?

Everyone wants to feel secure. Whether it is the security of our borders, our food and water supplies, our data or our homes, securing the safety of our resources and ourselves has never posed as big a challenge as it does today.

Alongside the core spine of your Global Challenges degree, you will take an in-depth look at issues such as climate change, sustainable development, migration, terrorism, inequality and poverty and how they affect the world we live in, this pathway will give you a greater understanding of security issues, whether they’re on the ground, in space or in cyberspace.

Your studies are structured into three levels which reflect the depth and breadth of the subject: integrated, applied and advanced security. The integrated security modules in your first year will introduce you to four themes including security, intelligence, reasoning and influence. In your second year you move on to look at applied security issues to help integrate your knowledge into new topics of war and crime, space and risk. Then, in your final year, you go on to look at more advanced security themes like threats and government.

As part of your course, you will also investigate some of the measures adopted in crisis management including the security implications of militarisation. This interesting course will take you on a journey through variety of subjects including military studies, criminology, sociology, politics and war.

Throughout your course you will build your ability to work in a team as you build skills in project management, presenting and team pitches. A third year Enterprise Project will help to bring all these skills together as you work on a group project with a real organisation.

You have the option to apply for an internship at the end of your first year and can take a one-year placement between years two and three, giving you valuable work experience and a step ahead for your career when you graduate

Modules

Sample modules:
Integrated Security Concepts,
Applied Security Analysis,
Addressing Global Challenges.

To view the full list of modules for this course and further information on degree content, please visit the Brunel website: brunel.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/Global-Challenges-Security-BASc

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£19,430
per year
International
£19,430
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Brunel University London

Department:

Social and Political Sciences

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What students say


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94%
Combined studies

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Teaching and learning

100%
Staff make the subject interesting
94%
Staff are good at explaining things
94%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
94%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

75%
Library resources
75%
IT resources
75%
Course specific equipment and facilities
38%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

88%
UK students
12%
International students
40%
Male students
60%
Female students
10%
First year drop out rate

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B
C

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