Overview
- Start dateApril and September
- DurationTwo years part-time
- Study typeFull-time / Part-time
- CampusCranfield campus
Who is it for?
Why this course?
This course is designed to create the following with its graduates;
- Setting direction, vision, governance and providing a clear sense of purpose as applied to your area responsibility.
- Providing clear and inclusive leadership; Identifying longer-term opportunities and risks using data from internal intelligence sources and external influences.
- Developing ethical, innovative and supportive cultures that get the best from people and enable the delivery of results.
- Effective resources management, that may include budgets, people, assets and facilities.
- Sources of self-directed learning and continuous development, recognising the value of staying up to date with innovation and championing its adoption;
- Keeping pace with - and responding to change - through knowledge of leading, and agile transformation;
- Leading and promoting sustainable business practices.
- Responding and managing crisis situations.
- Developing their teams and future leaders.
Course details
Some modules for this MSc may be taught at Cranfield University at Shrivenham.
Modules are delivered over a 15 or seven-week period including a clear five-week period for occupational contextualisation, prior to formative assessment. The exception is the Induction and Study Skills module which is delivered over two days and is not assessed.
Course delivery
Individual project
Modules
Keeping our courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules we offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of our staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.
To give you a taster, we have listed the compulsory and elective (where applicable) modules which are currently affiliated with this course. All modules are indicative only, and may be subject to change for your year of entry.
Compulsory modules
All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course:
Introduction to Defence and Security
Stakeholder Management and Organisational Behaviour
Research Methods (MSc route only)
Thesis (MSc route only)
Elective modules
A selection of modules from the following list need to be taken as part of this course:
Strategic Management and Change
Strategic Leadership in the Security Sector
Building Integrity in the Public Sector
Foundations of Programme and Project Management
National Security: Emerging Global Trends
Security Sector Strategy and Policy Development
Strategic Management in Defence
Conflict Management and Security
Managing Security in the Regional Context
Gender, Violence and Armed Conflict
Counterterrorism and Intelligence
Managing Post-Conflict Peace Interventions
Financial and Economic Security
Governance and the Rule of Law
National Security: Emerging Global Trends
Financial Security and Governance
Financial and Economic Security
Strategic Leadership in the Security Sector
Building Integrity in the Public Sector
International Dimension in Defence Acquisition
Governance and the Rule of Law
Foundations of Programme and Project Management
Strategic Management in Defence
Security and Governance and Rule of Law
Building Integrity in the Public Sector
Financial and Economic Security
Governance and the Rule of Law
Strategic Leadership in the Security Sector
International Dimension of Defence Acquisition
Foundations of Programme and Project Management
Strategic Management in Defence
Policy and Strategy
Building Integrity in the Public Sector
Financial and Economic Security
Governance and the Rule of Law
Strategic Leadership in the Security Sector
Foundations of Programme and Project Management
Strategic Management in Defence
Counterterrorism and Intelligence
Security Sector Strategy and Policy Development
Organisational Leadership in the Defence and Security Sector
Building Integrity in the Public Sector
Security Sector Strategy and Policy Development
Governance and the Rule of Law
Strategic Leadership in the Security Sector
Managing Post-Conflict Peace Interventions
Strategic Management in Defence
Counterterrorism and Intelligence
Managing Security in a Regional Context
Organisational Development in the Defence and Security Sector
Building Integrity in the Public Sector
Security Sector Strategy and Policy Development
Governance and the Rule of Law
Strategic Leadership in the Security Sector
Leadership Development in Defence
Strategic Management in Defence
Foundation of Programme and Project Management
Managing Security in a Regional Context
Teaching team
You will be taught by Cranfield's leading experts with capability expertise, industry knowledge and collective subject research, as well as external speakers from industry and defence. The Course Director is Professor Bryan Watters. The teaching team includes:
How to apply
Next Steps
If you would like to find out more general information about the course and your eligibility to attend the programme, if you'd like specific information on the course please contact the course director
For employer related enquiries, fees and funding, and the expression of interest/application process, please contact our Apprenticeships Team
Employers: Please complete our Expression of Interest form.
Prospective students: Please ask your employer to submit an Expression of Interest form to indicate their willingness to sponsor you.
Applications for apprenticeship routes have to come via the Expression of Interest form. Apprenticeship applications received via the application button on the non-apprenticeship pages will not be processed.
Under the Apprenticeship Levy scheme employers can fund apprenticeships for any new and current staff with the right to work in the UK and whose main place of work is England. This programme meets the requirements of the Level 7 Senior Leaders (Degree) apprenticeship standard. Eligible organisations will be able to use their Apprenticeship Levy to cover the cost of the programme. If you think you could qualify for sponsorship under this scheme please consult the information pages on becoming an Apprentice.
