MA INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY STUDIES

MEET YOUR PROGRAMME LEADER: DR CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY

Dr Christopher J. Murphy has been a Lecturer, and more recently a Senior Lecturer, in Intelligence Studies at Salford since 2006. Before this, he was a Leverhulme Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary British History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.

“I am particularly interested in the history of the British intelligence community, from the origins of the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6) from 1909 to the present day. Some of my recent publications include:

‘Dramatising intelligence history on the BBC: the Camp 020 affair’, Intelligence and National Security 34(5) (2019), pp.688-702.

(with Dr Dan Lomas) Intelligence and Espionage: Secrets and Spies (Oxon: Routledge, 2019).”

Modules You Will Study

/ Issues in Intelligence

/ Intelligence and Conflict

/ The Secret State

/ Middle East and Terrorism

/ Security and Strategic Studies

/ Contemporary Security, Intelligence and Terrorism Studies

/ Dissertation

What Our Graduates Go On To Achieve

Some of our graduates decide to continue with further study and complete a PhD in a relevant field.

Other students go on to have very successful careers within government agencies and private organisations, from the armed forces and police force to the civil service and international organisations. Due to the highly classified nature of their careers, we can’t name specific roles or organisations.

To Make An Application

You will need to meet our entry requirements:

/ A second-class honours degree, 2.2 or above in social sciences or humanities, preferably in history, politics or international relations

/ An IELTS score of 6.5, with no element below 5.5

/ If required, provide an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate

/ A personal statement

Employers within the field are looking for a diverse range of talent from different backgrounds. If you come from a background beyond history, politics or international relations, within your personal statement we recommend that you explain why specifically you are interested in this area and demonstrate an understanding of some of the contemporary issues within the field.