Programme N0312A200031: International Security Studies

Academic year 2023/2024

Master in International Security provides students with a complex guide through security, conflict, strategic studies, and intelligence. Responding to the pressing agendas of the current security environment the program is administered by the team of young scholars of the Department of Security Studies.

Students will obtain theoretical and methodological training allowing them to address security issues that range from conventional conflicts and wars to unconventional agendas associated with virtual or space domains.

Academic supervisor: doc. PhDr. Vít Střítecký, M.Phil., Ph.D.

Coordinator: Mgr. Angelika Suchanová, Ph.D.

Language of instruction: English

The program structure offers 4 specialisation routes and 1 cross-specialisation route:

• Security, Technology, and Society Concentration

• Strategic and War Studies Concentration

• Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration

• Global and Regional Security Concentration

• Cross-Concentration Program Route

To successfully complete the degree students will the major theoretical and methodological courses and compulsory courses introducing each concentration. Based on their preference they will further choose among the elective and optional courses. Within the cross-concentration program route students are required to pass two elective courses from each concentration (4*12 ECTS). In case students opt for one of the concentrations they must pass 5 electives (30 ECTS) in their concentration and one elective course in each of the remaining three concentrations (3*6 ECTS).

Course structure

Master state examination

The final state examination will consist of an oral and a written part. In the oral part, the defence of the diploma thesis will take place before an academic committee. In the written part, students answer one question from the compulsory subjects, which is designed as a theoretical and conceptual. The second question will reflect the opted specialisation.

1. (JDIP01) Thesis Defence (oral)

2. (JSZ670) Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Security Studies (written)

3. Specialisation part (written):

   1. (JSZ671) Security Policies, Issues, and Threats (cross-specialisation)

   2. (JSZ672) Strategic and War Studies (specialisation)

   3. (JSZ673) Global and Regional Security (specialisation)

   4. (JSZ674) Security, Technology, and Society (specialisation)

   5. (JSZ675) Peace and Conflict Studies (specialisation)

Compulsory courses for all specializations

Group J#0240

Total credits: 60

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Elective courses Strategic and War Studies

Group J#0241 (6), J#0242 (12) , J#0243 (30)

Minimum credits: 30 for students of Strategic and War Studies specialization, 6 for students of other specialization, 12 for students without specialization

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Elective courses Global and Regional Security

Group J#0244 (6), J#0245 (12), J#0246 (30)

Minimum credits: 30 for students of Global and Regional Security specialization, 6 for students of other specialization, 12 for students without specialization

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Elective courses Security, Technology and Society

Group J#0247 (6), J#0248 (12), J#0249 (30)

Minimum credits: 30 for students of Security, Technology and Society specialization, 6 for students of other specialization, 12 for students without specialization

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Elective courses Approaches to Conflict and Violence

Group J#0250 (6), J#0251 (12), J#0252 (30)

Minimum credits: 30 for students of Approaches to Conflicts and Violence specialization, 6 for students of other specialization, 12 for students without specialization

Prerequisites, corequisites, alternative and incompatible courses

Recommended optional courses for all specializations

Group J#0253

Note: Student are allowed to choose language courses and courses from the whole university for fullfilling the group of optional courses.

Study plan code:

J23NPMISS1549

J23NPMISSSTS549

J23NPMISSGRS549

J23NPMISSSWS549

J23NPMISSPCS549