- Hello, I'm Dr. David Lonsdale,
Programme Director for the MA Strategy
and International Security.
On this programme,
our students learn about military strategy,
its place in international politics,
and international security.
Along the way, they take a number of modules,
the first and core of which
is strategic studies theory and practise.
On this particular module,
the students will learn about the nature of strategy,
different influences on strategic behaviour,
such as technology and ethics,
and also the different forms strategy can take,
land, sea, air, and cyber power,
but also nuclear weapons, small and irregular wars.
The students explore these particular subjects
through theory, but also a series of historical
and contemporary case studies.
Our case studies include Alexander the Great, Napoleon,
the First and Second World Wars, Vietnam, et cetera,
and actually come through into the contemporary period,
where we look at very recent conflicts,
such as Ukraine and the Middle East.
The students also undertake a series of other modules.
These modules include aspects
of international politics, international security,
for example political ideologies or political economy.
They also give the students the opportunity
to dig even deeper into certain case studies,
such as the Peloponnesian War
or, indeed, the Second World War.
The students also undertake a research methodology class,
which helps them prepare for their final MA dissertation
at the end of their course.
Along the way,
our students do a series of different assessment types.
These include policy papers, literature reviews,
and traditional essays.
Indeed, one of the policy papers is based
on a hypothetical crisis scenario
which the students undertake in groups
and they have to produce a policy paper
for their particular allocated country
in that particular crisis scenario.
In terms of our careers,
I'm pleased to say that our students have gone on
to do a range of exciting and interesting careers.
Some of our students have gone
to work in government departments
such as the Ministry of Defence
or regional security organisations such as NATO,
non-governmental organisations, the armed services,
the police forces, risk analysis, and many others.
So if you have any further questions,
please don't hesitate to contact me
at the School of Politics and International Studies
at the University of Hull.