International Security Management

Degree programme

Online consultation

We offer a monthly online consultation for those who are interested in M.A. International Security Management on the last Friday of each month from 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. (CET).

We offer our online consultation once a week rom September to November.

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International Security Management is a multi-disciplinary study programme covering the increasingly important and complex international aspects of security.

This full-time English-language programme provides an interdisciplinary survey of security-related topics with a special focus on political science / international relations, criminology, law, psychology, risk and crisis management, policing studies, IT security, and economics. It combines theoretical aspects of international security studies with practical applications, such as risk, crisis, and disaster management; the protection of critical infrastructure; and quality assurance in the security sector. These issues are all taught in context, with a focus on professionalism, human rights, and accountability. Class attendance is mandatory.

The Master’s degree programme is open to graduates of Bachelor’s degree courses in any academic discipline related to security, with a preference for students with a Bachelor’s degree and/or practical experience in the areas of security studies / security management, international relations, international law, public administration, criminology, policing studies, or IT security. Strong English language skills (including academic writing) are required. We recommend Level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a minimum.

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Professional field

Graduates of the degree programme International Security Management are awarded the internationally-accepted qualification »Master of Arts« (M.A.). The degree programme qualifies graduates to assume management roles in commercial and state security organisations, as well as to shoulder demanding security tasks in nationally and internationally-active companies and state agencies, NGOs and aid organisations.

Graduates of this degree course are qualified for the higher levels of German public administration (in accordance with the joint decision of the Innenministerkonferenz and the Kultusministerkonferenz).

Degree structure

The Master’s degree programme consists of four consecutive phases: an introductory phase serving to focus and extend students’ existing theoretical understanding and practical skills is followed by a specialisation phase with elective topics. The third semester is dedicated to an internship during which students can apply their theoretical knowledge in a practical context; this serves as preparation for management responsibilities. The fourth semester is a research semester, in which students attend a research seminar and colloquia whilst writing their Master’s thesis.

Teaching is seminar-based. Particular importance is placed on the use of case studies to extend the students’ theoretical understanding.