MA/PgDip Terrorism and Security
- Part-time study available
- Alternative start dates available
- Distance Learning
- International students can apply
You will be taught through two three-hour sessions per week which consists of introductory lectures and following seminar discussions (one session per week for part-time students).
Distance learning (part-time) modules are run by tutors who provide all materials for student research and reading around particular topics assigned via the virtual Blackboard. You will read set texts; actively contribute to online discussions about questions set by module tutors; write essays and reports; and reflect on podcast lectures.
Assessment
You will be assessed through two essays per module each weighted at 50% of the overall mark for the module. After the successful completion of 140 credits (four modules) you will proceed to the 14,000 word dissertation (60 credits).
Staff Profile
Dr Lars Berger MA Terrorism and Security - Course Leader
Lars received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the Friedrich-Schiller University where he also taught before joining Salford University in September 2007. In 2006-07 he was a British Academy Fellow at the Department of Politics at Newcastle University. He has studied, travelled and researched widely in the Middle East, including a one-year study stay at the American University in Cairo, as well as further research trips to Egypt, the Moshe Dayan Centre for Middle Eastern and African Studies in Tel Aviv in Israel, and the King Faisal Centre for Islamic Research and Studies in Riyadh/Saudi Arabia. In 2002-03, he was one of two Germans to join the American Political Science Association's Congressional Fellowship Programme which provided him with unique insights into the foreign-policy making process in the United States. In 2007, the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) recognised Lars's research with an award for the best Ph.D. dissertation of the year. Lars' current research interest focuses on images of the West and Western policies in Arab public debate. He has been a frequent commentator on BBC TV and Radio on the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Arab Spring.
Lars Berger - full staff profile