Career

The program offers young and mid-level professionals a post-graduate academic training in security studies that will enhance their understanding of global affairs and security challenges. Theory-loaded seminars are combined with policy-orientated courses to teach you how academic research can be useful in practice.

A master’s degree in International Security Studies qualifies you for various positions in the very diverse and complex field of international security. Students typically go to work in these sectors:

  • Government and Intelligence Agencies

  • International Governmental Organization

  • Non-Governmental Organizations

  • Private companies with a link to the security sector

  • Critical Infrastructure entities

Target Audience

The MA program in international security studies is aimed at practitioners from all sectors of the security community

  • Officers at the end of their fixed term service (up to two years before discharge)

  • Serving officers as part of their advanced training (typically OF-2 to OF-4)

  • Civil servants in an early or mid-level of their career (Ministries, Police, Government Agencies)

  • Civilians with relevant work experience in the security sector

Six Good Reasons to Apply for the MA International Security Studies

  1. Join a policy-orientated program on a high academic level

  2. Profit from an international faculty of academics and practitioners with decades of professional expertise

  3. The small class size of around 15 students gives every student the chance to actively participate

  4. Study at the campus of an international security and defense studies institute alongside government officials from 110 countries

  5. The vast alumni network gives you the opportunity to get in contact with security professionals in your country, region and area of interest

  6. Enjoy the unspoilt nature of Germany’s number one location for winter and alpine sports