Master of Science in International Security and Risk

at University of Southampton - Highfield Campus United Kingdom

The Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation MSc is a flexible programme of higher-level study suitable for both clinicians and non-clinicians who would like to work in this field. Learn about a patient’s journey from pre-amputation to prosthetic rehabilitation, exploring the physical and psychological aspects of patient care.

This course is subject to revalidation.

This course is a great way to improve your specialist knowledge if you already work, or would like to work, in this area. It’s ideal for multidisciplinary healthcare professionals from backgrounds such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, engineering, nursing and other related professions.

You’ll explore contemporary issues related to limb loss, and develop expertise in research, clinical practice and commerce. This will involve studying a wide range of current issues facing the delivery of amputation and prosthetic rehabilitation in a variety of different settings, including:

• Adult and children’s services within the NHS and other healthcare organisations
• Global issues related to limb loss and access to prosthetic service
• Prosthetic componentry and the prosthetic industry
• Charity settings across different sectors
• Engagement in occupations
• Exercise and paralympic sport
• The military

The course is delivered by healthcare rehabilitation experts whose amputation and prosthetics research is helping to develop the field. It also looks at the perspectives of patients, families, carers and clinicians taking a person-centred approach.

Our Amputee Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Use module is endorsed by the British Association of Chartered Physiotherapist in Amputee Rehabilitation (BACPAR).

As a student at a Russell Group university you’ll benefit from research-led learning throughout your study and you’ll be supported by academics who are recognised experts in their fields.

Fuel your fascination for space and the technologies used to investigate it. On this MPhys Physics with Space Science degree you’ll explore a wide range of subjects, from the essentials of astronomy through to satellite design and space weather. You’ll also benefit from the latest research.

With the global space market set to almost double by 2030, your skills will be in high demand. This degree will also prepare you for further study at PhD level.

You’ll examine phenomena that can only be monitored from space, such as geomagnetic storms and solar wind, and combine your physics knowledge with space engineering principles to learn about spacecraft design.

A Tenerife study trip is another high point. Working as part of an international and interdisciplinary team, you’ll design a space-based telescope and its instrumentation, and plan its launch.

Throughout your degree you’ll study the core physics subjects of the Masters degree course, but with an emphasis on space science.

What is freedom? What makes a state legitimate? You’ll explore questions that have challenged philosophers and political theorists throughout history on this BA Philosophy and Politics degree. Compulsory modules give a grounding in both subjects, while optional modules include topics like international relations, 21st century crises and Ancient Greek philosophy.

This degree will give you an excellent education in philosophy and politics. In your degree you can:

• Develop an understanding of philosophical questions such as ethics, reason and responsibility
• Explore fundamental and far-reaching issues about human welfare and social justice, political ideals and political realities
• Take core modules on democracy and the modern state
• Learn about subfields of political theory, comparative politics and international relations
• Conduct research and write your dissertation in one or both subjects

You’ll learn in small groups in a relaxed and friendly environment. Our academic staff's research feeds into the course content.

You can take modules from other disciplines such as anthropology or psychology, studying a language, or choosing from a range of cross-disciplinary modules.

Improve your understanding of cyber security on this master’s degree at the University of Southampton. This course is one of only 25 MSc Cyber Security programmes in the UK to be awarded a full certification against the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Certified Master’s standard.

We’re recognised as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research by the UK government, and our academics have helped establish a European Data Science Academy.

Cyber security is critically important to commercial and academic organisations, as well as to governments and the public. There is currently a global shortage of experts in this field, and demand for their skills is growing significantly.

Our master's in cyber security offers a multi-disciplinary approach, covering both technical and non-technical subjects, to give you a well-rounded collection of skills that will make you attractive to future employers. Our researchers draw on their own research to offer modules on topics such as:

• Network and web-based security
• Software security
• Cryptography
• Criminology
• Risk management
• Machine learning

We’ll give you access to specialist project labs, computer workstations, and online tools to support your learning in an ideal environment. Our researchers will equip you to handle new and unique challenges in a variety of cyber security fields. At the end of the course, you’ll be able to design, build, analyse and problem-solve in many areas relating to cyber security.

Learn how to communicate across different languages and cultures on this MA in Translation and Professional Communication Skills. On this UK master’s degree you'll gain specialist knowledge in translation, mediation and interpreting. You'll be well prepared for a career in multicultural and multilingual settings.

On this UK master’s course at the University of Southampton, you'll get to choose from range of specialist modules, including:

• Translation
• Mediation
• Interpreting
• Subtitling
• Professional writing and editing

This master’s degree in translation and professional communication skills combines theoretical learning with practical exercises to develop skills you’ll need for a range of multilingual and multicultural environments. As well as working with translation theorists and practitioners, you'll study with experts in cultural and literary studies, history, ethnography and anthropology.

You’ll also get the chance to use software such as Trados and memoQ - widely used in language-related professions - and familiarise yourself with industry-standard interpreting equipment.

An optional placement module will give you the chance to apply what you’ve learnt to a work environment of your choice.

Join the next generation of digital health technology engineers and design the health and wellbeing devices of the future on this biomedical electronic engineering degree. You’ll study key aspects of electronic engineering such as digital systems, solid state devices and computer engineering, and combine this with life sciences.

Life sciences modules introduce you to cell biology, the body’s essential systems, and neuroscience. The 2 disciplines come together in specialist biomedical electronic engineering modules.

On this course you’ll learn to design, build and test new health and wellbeing devices and systems. This includes wearable monitors to intelligent medical diagnostic tools.

Our biomedical electronics engineering programme will equip you for a career in a thriving sector, where your innovations could, one day, change the world.

As part of your degree course you can:

• Combine electronic engineering training biomedicine studies, giving you the skills to create sensors, apps and digital systems
• Use our outstanding research facilities including a modern electronics lab, a specialist biodevice lab and clean room
• Develop your enterprise skills with support from our on-campus startup platform
• Benefit from our strong relationships with ground-breaking organisations in this emerging industry

This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of:

• Fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer
• Partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer

This UK master’s in project management explores key concepts and techniques that can be applied across a range of sectors.

MSc Project Management offers a modern perspective on the subject and uses current theories and practices to prepare you for a career in this growing profession.

On this master’s degree in project management, you’ll learn management skills and apply key techniques. It will prepare you for a career in any organisation across a range of sectors. 

MSc Project Management is a flexible course, you’ll choose modules that are relevant to your interests and career aims. This MSc includes a decision making module, where you’ll study material not taught on other UK based project management degrees.   

This master’s encourages you to analyse key concepts and consider different perspectives on managing projects in a supportive environment. We focus on strategic value and relevance when exploring practices in the field.

The programme will develop your critical and analytical skills and strengthen your collaborative team working skills. These are essential in starting a career as a project manager. As part of your learning you’ll plan a real-life project, giving you vital hands-on experience.

You’ll be a part of Southampton’s Business School, taught by leading academics including Professor Chris Chapman, an expert in project risk management. 

Think differently about business, experience work first-hand, and learn to inspire change within organisations and society. This Business Management degree with placement draws from economics, history and the social sciences. It offers an interdisciplinary approach you won’t find on similar courses elsewhere. You'll complete a year's paid work placement to give you practical experience.

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.

This comprehensive and flexible Business Management degree will prepare you for a career in a wide range of organisations, including:

• Start-ups
• Large corporations
• Social enterprises
• The not-for-profit sector

This degree will suit you if you want to drive change and initiatives, and make business and society work better.

You'll spend your third year on an approved, paid industry placement in a business organisation. This will give you vital experience to boost your future career.

Our research-focused academics are leaders in their field and keep the course current. You'll benefit from our Business School’s close links with industry.

In this course, you can:

• Explore current business and management challenges
• Learn directly from people in inspiring jobs - we regularly invite guest speakers from industry
• Choose optional modules to develop your business management skills in areas such as strategic marketing or operational management
• Study interdisciplinary modules to learn practical skills such as programming and web design

BSc Business Management with placement is accredited by:

• CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
• AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)

Discover the causes of conflict, instability and poverty. Explore democracy and justice in today's society. With our International Relations undergraduate degree, you'll learn both the theory and practice of global politics. You'll develop analytical, critical thinking and research skills. This course can lead to careers in national and global politics, think tanks, and more.

With our International Relations course you'll learn about the foreign and security policies of the major players in world politics. You'll study principal institutions such as the United Nations and World Trade Organization (WTO).

You'll develop your critical thinking, and enhance your analytical and research skills, which are highly valued by employers.

You can also choose from a range of topics with a range of optional modules. For example, you can focus on the politics of the UK, the EU or the US, or study modules in criminology, economics or ethics.

As part of your degree you can:

• study global issues, like arms control, security, migration, and how they apply to different regions
• take part in public engagement activities and optional field trips to Whitehall and Westminster
• study abroad in Europe, the Far East or North America
• gain work experience with a year-long placement in industry

You'll develop transferable skills such as:

• effective oral and written communication
• problem-solving
• data analysis
• independent thought

If you want to pursue a career in marketing, this accredited course will give you an edge in the job market. A year's paid work placement will give you valuable industry experience. You'll cover recent developments such as big data and digital marketing, and learn how to integrate them with traditional techniques.

Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.

You'll have many opportunities to interact directly with inspirational marketing leaders and use cutting-edge software tools.

You'll spend the third year of your degree putting your marketing skills into practice during a paid placement year in industry.

With this course, you can:

• Get hands-on experience by running real digital campaigns for organisations
• Benefit from the knowledge of guest speakers who are marketing leaders in small, medium and large UK companies
• Learn how to use consumer data to make effective marketing decisions - a skill that recruiters consider important
• Develop an understanding of how to measure the success of marketing efforts in different types of companies
• Get skills in related topics such as accounting, analytics and strategy
• Learn how to use the latest marketing software and tools

This course is accredited by the Institute of Data and Marketing (IDM).