MAS International Security 2024
This MAS responds to the changing needs of policy-practitioners and reflects a transforming security landscape. The overall learning goals are to enhance participants' understanding of peace and stability in national, 鈥榳orld-regional鈥 and global contexts. Have a look at our testimonials.
Information
Period
October 2024 - May 2025Language
EnglishRegistration
Registration deadline
31 May 2024Fees:
CHF 15'000.-
Contribution to the SDGs
Objectives
- Build your knowledge on focused issue areas including state human security (e.g. conflict management, terrorism, environment, health) 鈥 across national, regional (from Asia to Latin America) and global contexts
- Enhance your ability to better identify the evolution of key challenges, critically analyse their interlinked nature, and assess the effectiveness of current policy responses
- Strengthen your leadership skill-set within a multi-cultural and cross-sectoral environment, integrating into a wide community of experts and policymakers in international security
Audience
Programme
- The Evolving Dimensions of Security Policy
- 21st Century Security Challenges
- A World of Regions?
- Issues and Concepts in International Security
- MAS Research Paper
Director(s)
Prof. Catherine HOEFFLER, Global Studies Institute (GSI), AV短视频 and Dr聽Siobh谩n MARTIN, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Coordinator(s)
Partnership

Description
Provides an overview of the current international security environment and its leadership through an analysis of the different concepts (power, interests, values鈥) and dimensions (history, strategy, economics, law, governance鈥) necessary to understand the dynamics of foreign and security policy.
Description
Focuses on the evolving role of traditional and emerging international security leaders, in addition to conflict management and transnational security challenges.聽
Description
Allows participants to explore security challenges and actors in multiple regions including sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East and North Africa; Latin America; the Euro-Atlantic area as well as developments in the Asia-Pacific.
Description
Provides a series of conceptual lectures to complement and reinforce, through a theoretical approach, the more policy-orientated approach of the first three Modules on subjects including critical theories, geo-economics, international law, political philosophy, theories of European integration, religion and international security.
Description
Allows participants to develop their research and analytical capacity through a 10'000-12'000 word thesis. Participants attend a number of research methods seminars throughout the process to support their progress.
Pedagogical method
This intensive 8 month course engages you through academic workshops, classroom analysis, peer to peer networking, and individual skills enhancement.
Diploma awarded
Admission criteria
- A university degree or equivalent
- At least several years of professional experience, ideally in a security policy-related field
- Proficiency in English, the working language of the course
Steering committee
- Dr Alessia BIAVA, Global Studies Institute, AV短视频
- Dr Siobh谩n MARTIN, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
- Ms Christina ORISICH, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
- Prof. Didier P脡CLARD, Global Studies Institute, AV短视频
- Prof. Ren茅 SCHWOK, Global Studies Institute, AV短视频