Postgraduate taught

Our master's courses are concerned with the leadership dimensions of security and development across the Global South. We bring together students from around the world to participate in our multicultural and diverse learning environment.

Our students are committed to:

acquiring content and policy analysis
developing research and planning skills
using their research knowledge to participate in a variety of events, processes and design, and framework implementation geared to engender peaceful resolution of conflict in the developing world
promoting respect for diversity, including gender equality, within organisations and in society.

Global Affairs MSc

Duration full-time: One year, part-time: two years

Study Global Affairs MSc at King's College London

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Leadership & Development MSc

Duration 1 year FT, September to September

This programme provides high quality post-graduate training that builds the capacity for critical analysis, independent judgement and engagement with critical audiences on Leadership and Development.

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Why study with us?

Discover what is means to be a leader, including the role leadership plays in developmental challeges.
Investigate the links between security, leadership and society, especially in the Global South.
Taught by internationally recognised experts in the heart of London.
Interact with students from around the world, including our fellows from the ALC Nairobi.

Why study with the African Leadership Centre?

Hear from Dr Barney Walsh about why studying development, leadership and security across the world is so important. You'll also hear about what you'll be learning, our guest lecturers and which careers this course equips you for.

Hear from Abi about why she studies Leadership and Development

Meet Abi and hear about how she won a trip to attend a conference at the ALC Nairobi as part of her end-of-the-year prize. From this experience, she realised she had emerged as a leader.