Britain’s wars: present – and future?
With Britain more heavily involved in overseas wars than at any point in the last half century, the University of Buckingham is opening up a limited number of places at its Master’s degree seminar programme on modern war to suitably qualified members of the public to attend as Associate Students.
The programme examines why and how modern wars are fought, and the principal influences that will affect the conduct of war – and Britain’s role – in the future.
The Associate Students’ programme runs concurrently with the MA programme in Modern War Studies, and the MA students on the course also attend all the seminars and dinners.
Where will you study?
This is a London-based course. The seminars will be held at the Cavalry and Guards Club in Central London (127 Piccadilly). The nearest London Underground Stations are Hyde Park (Piccadilly Line) or Green Park (Victoria, Jubilee and Piccadilly Lines).
Seminars
There will be a 1-year programme of ten seminars by guest lecturers, directed by Professor Lloyd Clark. Seminar speakers will include recently serving generals and some of the most distinguished scholars and commentators in the field of modern war studies. The 2012-13 seminar programme will include:
- Lord Ashdown (Politician and diplomat) – “Grand Strategy in the 21st Century”
- General the Lord Dannatt (Former Chief of the General Staff) – “Security, Stability and Change: An analysis of today’s threats and our responses”
- Sir Max Hastings (Military historian and author) - “The Falklands War 30 Years On”
- Professor Hew Strachan (All Souls’ College, Oxford) – “The Changing Nature of War”
- General Sir John Kiszely (Former Director of the Defence Academy) - “Coalition Warfare in the 21st Century”
- Major General Mungo Melvin (Author of Manstein – Hitler’s Greatest General) – “Counter-Stroke Operations from Manstein to Schwarzkopf”
- Jack Fairweather (Journalist and author) - “Britain and Iraq 2003-9”
- Professor Gwyn Prins (London School of Economics) – “The British Way of Strategy Making – Vital Lessons for Our Times”
- Major Laurence Bedford (Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment) – “Company Command in War – Personal Reflections”
- Dr Matthias Strohn (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst) - “Counter-Insurgency During the Cold War”
How is the programme assessed?
There is no assessment for Associate Students.
What are the entry requirements?
Students will normally be required to have: a first or second class honours degree (or equivalent), or appropriate relevant experience. The Course Director can advise candidates on this question.
How much will it cost as an Associate Student?
Home students (and EU citizens): the fee for an Associate Student’s place in Modern War Studies is £2,200 for the year.
There is a 50 per cent discount on the Home student/EU fee for officers currently serving in HM’s Armed Forces.
International students: the fee for an Associate Student’s place is £4,050.
There is a small additional cost for the dinners.
Full details of tuition fees and methods of payment, including discounts for advance payment, can be found on our postgraduate tuition fees page.
Programme Director and Admissions Tutor
Professor Lloyd Clark
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and Professorial Research Fellow in War Studies, Humanities Research Institute, University of Buckingham
Email: lloyd.clark@buckingham.ac.uk
Course enquiries and applications
Linda Waterman
Department of International Studies
University of Buckingham
Buckingham
MK18 1EG
Tel. +44 (0)1280 820120
Email: linda.waterman@buckingham.ac.uk
