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This MSc introduces students to the fundamental knowledge, expertise and evidence-driven methodological tools required to understand, analyse, prevent, disrupt and detect organised crime and terrorism
Watch Dr Noemie Bouhana introduce the Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism MSc in the video below:
To find out core information about this degree, such as entry requirements, programme length and cost, visit the UCL prospectus site.
Course information
Module information is available via the links below (pdf). You will take all core modules and choose three optional modules.
Core modules
- Designing and Doing Research (SECU0027)
- Foundations of Security and Crime Science (SECU0031)
- Perspectives on Organised Crime (SECU0032)
- Perspectives on Terrorism (SECU0035)
- Quantitative Methods (SECU0028)
- Security and Crime Science Dissertation (SECU0045)
Optional modules
- Crime Mapping and Spatial Analysis (SECU0022)
- Cybercrime (SECU0043)
- Horizon Scanning and the Changing Nature of Crime (SECU0056)
- Intelligence Gathering and Analysis (SECU0034)
- Introduction to Cybersecurity (SECU0038)
- Investigation and Detection (SECU0033)
- Prevention and Disruption (SECU0036)
- Terrorism (taught by UCL Political Science and not available for distance learning students) (PUBL0015)
NB: places for optional modules are awarded on a first-come first-served basis.
Important Adjustment: Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 crisis, the module Risk and Contingency Planning and the module Qualitative Methods have been suspended. Those were optional modules and did not change the main structure of the programme. External module availability will be dependent on the teaching department.