Congratulations on your offer to study in the Department of War Studies!

Welcome!

This is where your journey as a King's War Studies student starts.

Welcome to your on-demand offer holder hub - where you can access the information and insight you need, whenever you need it. From your course overview to taster lectures to videos from current students - it's all here!

Don’t forget you can contact your Unibuddy at any time with questions you might have:

• Fiona, International Peace and Security MA
• Sofia, Intelligence and International Security MA

On this page, you will find resources about the following courses:

• Conflict, Security & Development MA
• Intelligence & International Security MA
• National Security Studies MA
• Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies MA
• International Conflict Studies MA
• International Relations MA
• International Relations & War MA
• Peace, Security and International Law MA
• Political and Strategic Communication MA *
• Terrorism, Security & Society MA
• War Studies MA

Although this page was up-to-date at the time it was produced, some changes to courses and teaching staff may occur. Please make sure you check our website or contact us directly for the very latest information.

* The course Strategic Communication MA went through a name change and is now know as  Political and Strategic Communication MA.

• Explore our content below to find out more about our War Studies postgraduate courses.
• Go through our resources where we hear from our students and teaching staff about studying in the Department of War Studies below.
• Chat 1-2-1 with one of our current War Studies students via Unibuddy.
• Take an online tour of Strand Campus & Bush House - home of the Department of War Studies.

I've received an offer - what next?

Read your offer letter carefully. If there is anything you don't understand or want to question, please contact the Admissions Office through your King's Apply account.

See UCAS guidance for more information. In your UCAS Hub account you will be able to see the deadline for responding to your offer.

If you decide to accept an offer from King's, in the spring and summer you will receive details of offer-holder webpages and events to help you make your decisions and prepare for your start at King’s.

You can continue to contact the Admissions Office with any queries though King's Apply.

Tuition fees and funding

More information about fees can be found on our fees and funding pages.

International

If you are an international student, you can find more information about Visas and support here.

For more information, visit our advice pages.

About your course

If you are looking for more information about your course, you can find this on the main course pages:

• Conflict, Security & Development MA
• Intelligence & International Security MA
• National Security Studies MA
• Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies MA
• International Conflict Studies MA
• International Relations MA
• International Relations & War MA
• Peace, Security and International Law MA
• Political and Strategic Communication MA *
• Terrorism, Security & Society MA
• War Studies MA

Module lists

Module lists for the next academic year can be found under the 'Teaching & Structure' Section of the page.

You will join an intellectually stimulating environment, learning from world-leading experts and pioneers in their fields, whose research and influence takes them to the forefront of global events as they happen.

Using multiple modes of delivery - postgraduate, executive, residential, online and blended - our teaching programmes aim to empower you to develop your critical engagement, personal responsibility, imagination and creativity.

We support your professional development, helping equip you for the widest possible range of career choices, with alumni working government, journalism, research, and humanitarian and international organisations.

War Studies podcast

The War Studies podcast brings you world-leading research from the School of Security Studies, the largest community of scholars in the world dedicated to the study of all aspects of security, defence and international relations.

Listen to our podcast here.

Want to find out more about what it's like to be a student in the Department of War Studies?

Chat to our students on Unibuddy.

For the last 60 years, the Department of War Studies has been a world-leading centre for teaching on global conflict and security challenges worldwide. The Department’s success owes much to the vision and ethos of its founder, the late Professor Sir Michael Howard, who established the Department as a hub for interdisciplinary research and education on the causes, conduct and consequences of war.

Find out more here.

Celebratory publication

Explore our publication celebrating 60 years of War Studies here.

Careers in security and world affairs

Find out about the diverse fields our alumni are working in including government, banking, academia to name a few.

In the news

Read more about Department of War Studies in the news.