Program overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Human Security is a unique interdisciplinary Master’s programme and the first of its kind in Europe. Over your two years of study, you will learn several approaches to human security, and you will achieve a deep understanding of conflicts and ecosystems all over the world. You will learn to analyse and intervene in settings comprising complex and interwoven social, environmental, economic, and political factors. At the same time, you will develop the ability to carry out an informed and critical analytical assessment of human and environmental safety by combining scientific theories with real-life experiences.

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SECURITY

During recent years, the concept of “human security” has become a rallying point for understanding and working with processes of human development in unstable environments. Growing challenges posed by global environmental change threaten to trigger a rapid escalation in conflicts throughout the world. Intensified competition for scarce resources, dwindling supplies of essential commodities, and a continued increase in global population rates are just some of these challenges. While human security is about the absence of physical violence, it is also more than this: human security is about freedom from fear, which is also freedom from want, and being able to live a life with dignity.

AN INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

The programme, which is taught at the historic Moesgaard Campus, is the fruit of a collaboration between the School of Culture and Society at the Faculty of Arts and the faculties of Science and Technical Sciences. The programme lecturers come from a variety of departments and backgrounds including Anthropology and Bioscience, supplemented by visiting lecturers from around the globe. The programme is interdisciplinary both in academic content and in its student body: our students come from all over the world and from very different academic backgrounds – the humanities, social science, natural science – which enriches and enlivens the learning atmosphere.

CAREERS

Graduating with a Master’s in Human Security will open job opportunities across many different sectors. Depending on your interest, you will be able to work for NGOs, international organisations, governmental agencies, private companies, or consultancies dealing with issues and topics that involve human security. The programme’s Human Security Profiles contain concrete career examples – see www.humansecurity.dk/profiles.

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

The Department of Anthropology, in which the Human Security programme is based, is among the strongest academic environments in Europe. The department attracts guest researchers, PhD students and students from all over the world. Our teaching is deeply anchored in our research specialisations within globalisation and development, innovation and design, and medical as well as visual anthropology.

Program overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Human Security is a unique interdisciplinary Master’s programme and the first of its kind in Europe. Over your two years of study, you will learn several approaches to human security, and you will achieve a deep understanding of conflicts and ecosystems all over the world. You will learn to analyse and intervene in settings comprising complex and interwoven social, environmental, economic, and political factors. At the same time, you will develop the ability to carry out an informed and critical analytical assessment of human and environmental safety by combining scientific theories with real-life experiences.

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SECURITY

During recent years, the concept of “human security” has become a rallying point for understanding and working with processes of human development in unstable environments. Growing challenges posed by global environmental change threaten to trigger a rapid escalation in conflicts throughout the world. Intensified competition for scarce resources, dwindling supplies of essential commodities, and a continued increase in global population rates are just some of these challenges. While human security is about the absence of physical violence, it is also more than this: human security is about freedom from fear, which is also freedom from want, and being able to live a life with dignity.

AN INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

The programme, which is taught at the historic Moesgaard Campus, is the fruit of a collaboration between the School of Culture and Society at the Faculty of Arts and the faculties of Science and Technical Sciences. The programme lecturers come from a variety of departments and backgrounds including Anthropology and Bioscience, supplemented by visiting lecturers from around the globe. The programme is interdisciplinary both in academic content and in its student body: our students come from all over the world and from very different academic backgrounds – the humanities, social science, natural science – which enriches and enlivens the learning atmosphere.

CAREERS

Graduating with a Master’s in Human Security will open job opportunities across many different sectors. Depending on your interest, you will be able to work for NGOs, international organisations, governmental agencies, private companies, or consultancies dealing with issues and topics that involve human security. The programme’s Human Security Profiles contain concrete career examples – see www.humansecurity.dk/profiles.

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

The Department of Anthropology, in which the Human Security programme is based, is among the strongest academic environments in Europe. The department attracts guest researchers, PhD students and students from all over the world. Our teaching is deeply anchored in our research specialisations within globalisation and development, innovation and design, and medical as well as visual anthropology.

Cambridge CAE Advanced

180+

IELTS

6.5+

TOEFL

83+

Program Duration

2 Years

Starting Month(s)

Aug

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Tuition Fee
Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

0 EUR

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

-

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

8,000 EUR

Other Expenses

-

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A list of available scholarships around the world

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More programs from the university

Aarhus University provides the following English-language Bachelor’s degree programs (please find direct links under Programs):

Cognitive Science
Economics and Business Administration

Tuition is free for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens. For other students, tuition fees are set annually and can be found on the Aarhus University website.

Over ten percent of Aarhus’ student body is international, representing 100 different nationalities. For these international students, the International Centre offers an orientation programme as well as support and guidance during their time at the university.

Business and Management (3)

BSc in Economics and Business Administration (Campus Aarhus)

BSc in Economics and Business Administration (Campus Herning)

Bachelor of Science Economics and Buisness Administration

Engineering and Technology (3)

BSc in Computer Science

BSc in Data Science

BSc in IT Product Development

Life Sciences and Medicine (3)

BSc in Cognitive Science

Aarhus University provides English-language postgraduate programmess in the following subject areas (please find a list of all English-taught postgraduate degree programmes under Programs):

Media, Communication and Information
Social Sciences, Politics and Economics
Finance, Business and Management
Global Management and Manufacturing
Biology, Chemistry and Nature
Physics, Mathematics and Nanotechnology
Language, Culture and History
Education, Psychology and Teaching
IT, Electronics and Programming
Technical Science, Construction and Development

All PhD programs are taught in English.

Aarhus University was ranked 107th in the QS World University Rankings 2015/16. In the 2015 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, Aarhus University was ranked 23rd for dentistry and 60th for life sciences and medicine. Aarhus University’s School of Business and Social Sciences (BSS) is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, making it a triple crown accredited business school.

All of the professors at Aarhus University are active researchers. As a result, all of the university’s programs are reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure that they meet the highest national and world standards.

Over half of Aarhus University’s 40,000 students study at the Master’s or PhD level. Over ten percent of the student body is international, representing 100 different nationalities. Aarhus’ international students have access to an International Centre which offers an orientation programme as well as support and guidance during their time at the university. Danes were recently ranked as the best non-native English speakers in the world, so it is easy for international students to get along in Denmark even if they don’t speak Danish.

Tuition is free for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens. For other students, tuition fees are set annually and can be on the Aarhus University website.

All international Masters students and graduates are given access to career counselling services and a free job bank. The green card residence permit which allows students to complete a higher education programme in Denmark allows students to stay in Denmark for six months after graduation so they have time to look for work.