Programme structure

The MSc programme in Security Risk Management is a full-time 2-year programme (120 ECTS), which is completed with a master's thesis. The programme is taught in English.

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
Security Studies
(7.5 ECTS)

Risk and Uncertainty in a Connected World
(7.5 ECTS)

Risk Analysis 
(7.5 ECTS)

Risk Regulation and Governance
(7.5 ECTS)

Organisation and Risk
(7.5 ECTS)

Elective
(7.5 ECTS)

Knowledge and Methods
(7.5 ECTS)

Elective
(7.5 ECTS)

Year 2

Semester 3 Semester 4
Elective
(7.5 ECTS)
Master's thesis
Elective
(7.5 ECTS)
Elective
(7.5 ECTS)
Elective
(7.5 ECTS)


The first year consists of six compulsory courses and two elective courses. The second year consists of four elective courses and the master's thesis.

The MSc in Security Risk Management is an innovative combination of both research-based teaching and involvement of practitioners and real-life cases that enables graduates to operate and deal with issues of security and risk in complex and changing organizational environments. The teaching is thus comprised by a mix of classroom lectures, guest lectures by practitioners, seminars, student discussions and exercises based on real-life working situations (e.g. policy assessments, crisis communication exercises and compilations of work-life products).

Teaching staff

The teaching staff at the MSc programme in Security Risk Management comprises of a wide range of well-renowned researchers within the field of security and risk studies.

Master's Thesis

Thesis-writing involves students using the theories and methods of the programme to produce a major, written academic assignment that analyses an issue chosen by the student.

A compulsory part of writing the thesis is the thesis seminar, which provides students with general knowledge and guidance in the use of methodology, writing assignments, structuring both the written product and management of the workflow, as well as other relevant elements. An important element of the thesis seminar is the students’ own active participation, and they are required to both present their own work and oppose the work of others. In connection to the seminar, students will receive a one-week course in dissemination and analytical strategy.

As an integral part of thesis-writing, students are also assigned a supervisor.