Bachelor's in Global Challenges (Security)

Brunel University London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It was founded in 1966 and named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In June 1966, Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a royal charter and became Brunel University. The University conceived a brand of education, and later research, which was overwhelmingly geared towards the needs of industry and, echoing the spirit and vision of its namesake Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it did so with flair and rigor. Brunel's ambition was to equip students for the world of work and to address society’s challenges on a global scale. The challenges have changed, but the University's aims are as innovative and ambitious as they always were – to develop research and educational programs informed by, and tailor-made for, those who benefit; and to give students the academic education and personal skills needed to become a success in the real world.

Everyone wants to feel secure. In a world which is becoming increasingly insecure and experiencing a resurgence of armed conflict, 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 affecting global security. There is a strong focus on military security and war studies and their integration with those security themes which impact peoples and populations in different ways. This includes topics such as violence and peace, regional and international organisations, gender and security and peace operations. There is an emphasis placed on professional skills development, game-based learning and simulation which ensures you graduate with a toolkit of practical skills and knowledge which are in-demand within a wide range of employment areas. Assessment is similarly structured, with a combination of traditional essay-based and professional skills-based assignments. 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 core foundational aspects of the study of security with a focus on international relations theory, international conflict, local security and strategic thought. In your second year you move on to look at applied security issues to help integrate your knowledge into key themes within security, intelligence studies and their historical contexts. Then, in your final year, you go on to look at more advanced security themes and understanding how to utilise simulation and wargaming in their analysis.