MSc in Countering Extremist Crime and Terrorism

UCL (University College London)

Build an expert skillset in the scientific approaches used to combat terrorism and extremist crime. This Countering Extremist Crime and Terrorism MSc is developed in close collaboration with law enforcement agencies, intelligence and security professionals. Join us on this one-year multidisciplinary Countering Extremist Crime and Terrorism (CECT) MSc and learn how to use crime science to understand, analyse, prevent, disrupt, and detect terrorism and extremist crime. Our programme was co-designed by world-leading academics and law enforcement, intelligence and security practitioners. The course equips you with the unique crime science approach developed here at UCL, by combining the latest insights from social and engineering sciences, crime and security methodologies. You will examine the many facets and drivers of terrorism and extremism and use scientific principles to critically assess the tactics of terrorist actors as well as different countermeasures. You will also build an advanced toolkit of research design and statistical analysis techniques, allowing you to solve real-world crime problems and security issues using data. This programme is ideal for you if you want to gain the skills necessary for a world-class security and crime science professional. It is suitable for those who already work in security, intelligence, or law enforcement, or graduates with a relevant first degree who want to pursue a career in crime prevention or counterterrorism more broadly. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.

Engineering Sciences