Bachelor of Arts (Security Studies)

Massey University

Our world provides numerous complex and multifaceted challenges to security. These include traditional interstate conflict the threat of the spread of nuclear weapons, disputes linked to religious differences, control and exploitation of scarce resources, the impact of globalisation and environmental change. Management of threats to security is an important dimension of government and public policy. If you are interested in local and global security issues, Massey’s Bachelor of Arts (Security Studies) will give you knowledge in this area. The security studies qualification is highly interdisciplinary. Your education will draw on the academic knowledge and professional experience of staff from across the University. You can take security studies as a major to develop a specialisation, or a minor to complement other subject choices. It’s a flexible degree that will equip you for a number of careers.

Centre for Defence and Security Studies