Detail API Response (Raw)
{
"course": {
"id": "95703078-9d36-42e8-a2f9-636597da6998",
"cpdFlag": false,
"options": [
{
"id": "012e5a78-de53-44ea-a9e7-3b224c273a56",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 2,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "09/2026",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "9",
"caption": "Part-time",
"mappedCaption": "Part-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": [
"ucas"
]
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience\nMature students\nAge is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.\n\nInternational students\nWe are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.\n\nThe University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.\n\nEnglish levels\nIf English is not your first language, please check our undergraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don’t meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": null,
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
},
{
"id": "f7055b4e-26c4-476a-b41d-3a7c38c7c1ed",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 2,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "10/2026",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "9",
"caption": "Part-time",
"mappedCaption": "Part-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": [
"ucas"
]
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "EU",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "International",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "5",
"caption": "England",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "6",
"caption": "Northern Ireland",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "7",
"caption": "Scotland",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "8",
"caption": "Wales",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "9",
"caption": "Channel Islands",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "10",
"caption": "Republic of Ireland",
"mappedCaption": null
}
}
],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": null,
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
},
{
"id": "f2836371-9caf-4dde-b150-30d56bb81273",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 1,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "10/2026",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Full-time",
"mappedCaption": "Full-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": []
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "EU",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "International",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "5",
"caption": "England",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "6",
"caption": "Northern Ireland",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "7",
"caption": "Scotland",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "8",
"caption": "Wales",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "9",
"caption": "Channel Islands",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
{
"amount": 7950,
"currency": {
"id": "GBP",
"caption": "£",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeBasis": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Whole course",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeState": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Set",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"feeLocale": {
"id": "10",
"caption": "Republic of Ireland",
"mappedCaption": null
}
}
],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": null,
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
},
{
"id": "45f2a9c9-d853-42fd-b596-e7c18228ed64",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 1,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "09/2026",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Full-time",
"mappedCaption": "Full-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": []
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience\nMature students\nAge is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.\n\nInternational students\nWe are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.\n\nThe University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.\n\nEnglish levels\nIf English is not your first language, please check our undergraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don’t meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": null,
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
},
{
"id": "73a381a3-8ebf-4426-9d43-940a1630c4e1",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 2,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "01/2027",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "9",
"caption": "Part-time",
"mappedCaption": "Part-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": [
"ucas"
]
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience\nMature students\nAge is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.\n\nInternational students\nWe are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.\n\nThe University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.\n\nEnglish levels\nIf English is not your first language, please check our undergraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don’t meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": null,
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
},
{
"id": "218f6b6a-7775-4895-b70f-9980dd4bcb98",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 1,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "28/09/2026",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Full-time",
"mappedCaption": "Full-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": []
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": "Fees to be confirmed.",
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
},
{
"id": "80bf4431-dcb5-4d85-81dd-56c4c47346ea",
"status": {
"published": true,
"availableForApplication": true,
"applicationStatusSummary": "Please speak to the provider to make an application",
"acceptingApplicationsMessage": null,
"notAcceptingApplicationsMessage": null
},
"cycleId": null,
"modules": "Term 1: Covert Action\n\nUnderstanding and defining covert action\nDisinformation, propaganda and fake news\nPolitical Action – covert regime change and election interference\nCovert paramilitary action\nAssassinations and targeted killings\nCovert Action case studies – UK, USA and Russia, China\n\nTerm 2: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)\n\nHUMINT and the law\nInformants – identification, recruitment and deployment\nUndercover policing\nOnline HUMINT\nCooperating or assisting offenders\nCommunity intelligence\nOperational ethics and HUMINT use\n\nTerm 3: The Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation\n\nDetecting lies and deceit\nInterview models\nCharacteristics of good intelligence\nEthics of interrogation\nUse of non-coercive elicitation techniques\nMotivations for source cooperation",
"deadline": null,
"duration": {
"quantity": 1,
"durationType": {
"id": "4",
"caption": "Years",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"features": {
"accelerated": false
},
"location": {
"id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"url": null,
"name": null,
"ukprn": null,
"address": null,
"isDefault": false,
"geoLocation": null,
"tefCodeType": null,
"locationCode": null,
"googleMapsUrl": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=10&size=2048x600&scale=2&markers=size:tiny%7Ccolor:red%7C51.9959983183,-0.9918387092&key=AIzaSyDAC7vZWEFNPF6GFUZvXfO5PRDxdEC0Gc0&signature=naHq9_UX0ENI6Cc9A99O0k3p0aE=",
"googleMapsParams": "51.9959983183,-0.9918387092",
"locationCategory": null,
"geoLocationString": null
},
"startDate": {
"date": "01/2027",
"nonSpecific": false
},
"studyMode": {
"id": "3",
"caption": "Full-time",
"mappedCaption": "Full-time",
"excludedSchemesForApplication": []
},
"applyCycle": "2026",
"courseFees": [],
"courseType": null,
"entryPoints": [],
"durationRange": {
"max": null,
"min": null
},
"admissionTests": [],
"subjectOptions": [],
"useDefaultFees": false,
"providerApplyUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/course-redirect/?coursecode=RMAF1PCAH",
"assessmentMethods": "The programme comprises of three terms of seminars of nine weeks each, covering: Covert Action, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and the psychology of intelligence elicitation. These run respectively from January to September – September to June. The programme is delivered using an online Virtual Learning Environment, through which multimedia resources are accessed.\n\nThe MA does not offer systematic instruction in the facts of covert action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence elicitation; instead, the emphasis is on independent research.\n\nAt the heart of the Buckingham MA is the close working relationship between student and supervisor. While the final thesis must be an independent work, it is the supervisor who offers advice on refining the topic (if necessary), on primary sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques and on writing the final text (which should be not less than 25,000 words). Supervisors and students will meet frequently throughout the year, and not less than twice a term; and the supervisor shall always be the student’s primary contact for academic advice and support.\n\nTutor support is provided throughout, and there are opportunities to attend workshops and symposia in person at the university for those who are able to do so.\n\nEach student will be assigned a personal tutor with whom online contact, advice and assistance with course work can be accessed throughout the programme. In addition to online contact, students can also take advantage of optional physical workshops at the university for those who are able to attend.",
"entryRequirements": "The minimum entry level required for this course is as follows:\n\na first or second-class honours degree from a recognised university or,\na recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience\nMature students\nAge is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.\n\nInternational students\nWe are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.\n\nThe University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.\n\nEnglish levels\nIf English is not your first language, please check our undergraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don’t meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.",
"internalReference": null,
"providerCourseUrl": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-covert-action-humint-and-the-psychology-of-intelligence-elicitation-by-research/#information-link",
"professionalBodies": [],
"qualificationLevel": {
"id": "RQF_7",
"caption": "RQF Level 7",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"subjectToValidation": false,
"outcomeQualification": {
"id": "75",
"caption": "MA (Res)",
"mappedCaption": "Masters degrees"
},
"deferredEntryDisallowed": false,
"additionalFeeInformation": null,
"academicEntryRequirements": null,
"additionalEntryRequirements": [],
"englishLanguageEntryRequirements": [],
"minimumAcademicEntryRequirements": null,
"subsequentYearsEntryRequirements": null,
"amsApplicationConfigurationOptions": {
"useAscii": false,
"hasNoVacancies": "False",
"customQuestions": [],
"vacancyStatuses": [
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eu",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eu"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "wales",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "wales"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "eng",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "eng"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "int",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "int"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "scot",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "scot"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "ni",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "ni"
},
{
"status": null,
"domicile": "roi",
"hasVacancies": true,
"flattenedVacancy": "roi"
}
],
"hasRestrictedVacancies": "False",
"hasRestrictedEligibility": false,
"restrictedEligibilityUrl": null,
"restrictedEligibilityInfo": null,
"useEnhancedCriminalConvictionCheck": false,
"notAcceptingInternationalApplications": "False"
},
"englishLanguageEntryRequirementInformation": null
}
],
"suggest": "Covert Action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation. University of Buckingham. Humanities",
"summary": "Home of the two-year degree, the University of Buckingham, based in the South East of England, is ranked 6th for Student Satisfaction in the UK (National Student Survey, 2020).\n\nWe are proudly independent and not-for-profit, and offer courses in Allied Health, Business, Computing, Education, Humanities, Law, Medicine, Psychology and Security and Intelligence. We are one of the few universities in the UK that offer September and January start dates for almost all of our courses.\n\nBased in Buckingham on a riverside campus, we are only 20 minutes from Milton Keynes central station and a short drive from Bicester, Aylesbury, Banbury and Northampton. There is free parking on-site and we are within easy reach of London and Oxford.\n\nOur award-winning small class tutorials ensure every student is known by name and supported throughout their studies, including by dedicated personal tutors.\n\nThis programme aims to offer insight into hitherto closed and sensitive areas of security and intelligence practice within both western democracies and authoritarian regimes. Emphasis is placed on relating academic and historical analyses to contemporary problems and policy questions, especially in the UK, but also to western states in general, using a unique degree of practitioner-led expertise.\n\nThis programme in Covert Action, HUMINT and Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation enables students to choose (with guidance) their own topic of research and to pursue this under expert one-to-one supervision. The MA by Research combines engaging course pre-recorded seminars with a focus on one’s own research project. This programme is aimed at everyone who is interested in intelligence and security issues, whatever their career plans, but also at those who may be aspiring to work in the field of security and intelligence. It can also assist the career development of those already employed within that field.\n\nAn important element of this programme is the academic advisors and course staff, who are constantly available to provide their guidance and input. It would appeal to anyone who wants to improve their academic skills, advance their career, or simply explore key topics in this broad field.\n\n**Course Highlights**\n- Enhances opportunities to develop a professional career in the intelligence and security sectors\n\n\n- An opportunity to undertake a research project in an area of the student’s choosing\n\n\n- Outstanding flexibility – study offered part time and full time AND by way of distance learning\n\n\n- The programme welcomes both holders of first degrees or those who have the relevant professional experience\n\n\n- Pre-recorded lectures enable the student to decide the best time to study\n\n\n- Learning supported by former practitioners and leading international experts who work with NGO’s Governments and security sectors worldwide\n\n\n- Programme qualifies for ELCAS funding\n\n\n- Access to BUCSIS sponsored national intelligence conferences\n\n\n- Opportunity to study at the world-leading Buckingham Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS)\n",
"atasFlag": false,
"contacts": [
{
"id": "9bf76578-37a2-c2b0-2325-aab17f155b49",
"fax": "",
"email": "admissions@buckingham.ac.uk",
"phone": "01280 820227",
"title": "Admissions Office",
"isDefault": false,
"hasCourses": false,
"isClearing": false,
"clearingUrl": null,
"enquiryLink": {
"url": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/admissions",
"caption": "Contact Admissions"
},
"availability": null,
"coursesCount": 0,
"isAdmissions": false,
"socialMediaPresences": []
},
{
"id": "56660e6a-163d-44d8-8676-e822d892ba0b",
"fax": null,
"email": "admissions@buckingham.ac.uk",
"phone": "01280 820299",
"title": "Clearing",
"isDefault": false,
"hasCourses": false,
"isClearing": true,
"clearingUrl": null,
"enquiryLink": {
"url": "https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/study-at-buckingham/find-out-more/",
"caption": "Enquire"
},
"availability": null,
"coursesCount": 0,
"isAdmissions": false,
"socialMediaPresences": [
{
"id": "ig",
"url": "https://instagram.com/uniofbuckingham/",
"caption": "Instagram"
},
{
"id": "fb",
"url": "https://www.facebook.com/UniBuckingham/",
"caption": "Facebook"
},
{
"id": "tw",
"url": "https://twitter.com/UniOfBuckingham",
"caption": "Twitter"
},
{
"id": "li",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-buckingham/",
"caption": "LinkedIn"
},
{
"id": "yt",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8vS36Syh39xMTVAYVHdFaw",
"caption": "Youtube"
}
]
}
],
"keywords": null,
"provider": {
"id": "1386af38-654b-f1d0-0fe3-3d30dd76442e",
"name": "University of Buckingham",
"ukprn": 10007787,
"address": {
"line1": "Hunter Street",
"line2": "",
"line3": "",
"line4": "Buckingham",
"region": {
"id": "27",
"caption": "South East England",
"mappedCaption": "South East England"
},
"country": {
"id": "101",
"caption": "England",
"mappedCaption": "England"
},
"latitude": 51.9959983183,
"postcode": "MK18 1EG",
"longitude": -0.9918387092
},
"aliases": [],
"logoUrl": "https://d1l6hqpjksdq9d.cloudfront.net/Prod/1386af38-654b-f1d0-0fe3-3d30dd76442e",
"aliasName": "University of Buckingham",
"websiteUrl": "www.buckingham.ac.uk",
"liveProvider": true,
"providerCode": null,
"providerSort": "Buckingham, University of",
"providerUrls": [],
"imageLocation": "silver silver silver-01.png",
"institutionCode": "B90",
"providerShortName": "The University of Buckingham",
"cukasInstitutionCode": null,
"requireAsciiDocuments": false,
"providerAbbreviatedName": "BUCK",
"aliasNameWithoutApostrophe": "University of Buckingham"
},
"subjects": [
{
"id": "907",
"caption": "Humanities",
"mappedCaption": null
}
],
"auditions": [],
"studyType": {
"id": "2",
"caption": "Research",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"department": {
"id": "bc8bac5f-da98-4d4f-bdb6-0bc2405b4301",
"name": "Humanities and Social Sciences"
},
"hecosCodes": [
{
"hecosCode": {
"code": "100314",
"caption": "humanities",
"refDataId": "10213"
},
"percentageOfCourse": 100
}
],
"jacs3Codes": [],
"publishEnd": "9999-12-31T23:59:59.9999999",
"shortTitle": null,
"specialism": {
"primary": [],
"secondary": [],
"specialismStudyTypes": []
},
"visibleEnd": "2027-08-01T08:00:00",
"compositeId": "95703078-9d36-42e8-a2f9-636597da6998-2026",
"courseTitle": "Covert Action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation",
"facultyCode": null,
"routingData": {
"scheme": {
"id": "none",
"caption": "Direct application only",
"mappedCaption": null
},
"destination": {
"id": "pg",
"caption": "Postgraduate",
"mappedCaption": null
}
},
"availableEnd": "9999-12-31T23:59:59.9999999",
"englishTitle": "",
"publishStart": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
"visibleStart": "2025-04-29T08:00:00",
"taughtInWelsh": false,
"ucasApplyData": null,
"academicYearId": "2026",
"availableStart": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
"awardingBodies": [
{
"id": "176",
"caption": "University of Buckingham",
"mappedCaption": null
}
],
"applicationCode": null,
"courseTitleSort": "Covert Action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation",
"abbreviatedTitle": null,
"balanceIndicator": null,
"copyFormRequired": false,
"internalReference": null,
"currentlyInClearing": false,
"ucasTeacherTraining": false,
"degreeApprenticeship": false,
"qualifiedTeacherStatus": null,
"sponsorshipInformation": null,
"internationalInformation": null,
"courseTitleWithoutApostrophe": "Covert Action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation",
"additionalAuditionInformation": null,
"higherTechnicalQualifications": false
},
"version": 40,
"academicYearsInformation": {
"2025": 7,
"2026": 7
}
}