Author: Dusko Djuricin

The curriculum of the basic academic studies consists of compulsory and optional courses which provide necessary knowledge and skills for a basic academic studies degree in the field of individual departments.

The goal of the curriculum is to enable and strengthen the academic and professional competence of students in the fields of defense, protection, security, and human and social resources management in the civil sector, in the capacity of executives or officers in central, regional, or local administration, in large economic systems, small and medium enterprises and private companies, institutions for scientific research, educational centers, the non-profit sector, humanitarian organizations, inspection authorities, the media, etc. This requires knowledge in the fields of contemporary international relations and institutions, human rights, permanent/coordinated development, security systems, crisis situation and peace process theories, democratic control of use of force, contemporary forms of human life, material goods and ecosystem endangerment, as well as other relevant elements of contemporary integral security.

This concept of an interdisciplinary curriculum contributes to the development of the civil society in terms of security (general, national, individual), protection (of the environment and population from natural disasters, chemical accidents, as well as health and social protection), defense (from contemporary forms of threats), and human and social resources management.

The implementation of the Bologna Declaration and the Prague Communiqué on the standardization of European higher education into the curriculum of the basic academic studies of the Faculty bridges the gap between Serbian and global educational standards and provides our students with an easier access to the European educational and grading system, as well as to the transfer of knowledge and degrees.

The basic studies (basic academic and undergraduate studies) are available to students who have completed a four-year high school education and have passed the entrance exam. 

 

The Faculty of Security Studies
The Curriculum of the Basic Academic Studies
-Security Studies- 

1^st Year (Semesters I and II)  

 

 

2^nd Year (Semesters III and IV)

 

 

3^rd Year (Semesters V and VI)

 

 

4^th Year (Semesters VII and VIII)

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Candidates can enroll in postgraduate academic studies if they have previously completed their basic academic studies and earned at least 240 ECTS credits.

Candidates who have graduated from the Faculty of Security Studies or a related faculty and whose GPA is at least 8 (eight) can enroll in master’s degree studies directly.

Candidates who have graduated from a non-related faculty or have a GPA lower than 8 (eight) can enroll in these studies after passing a complementary exam.

Faculties related to the Faculty of Security Studies include all the faculties of the University of Belgrade involved in the humanities (the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Political Sciences, the Faculty of Teacher’s Training, the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology), as well as the following academies: the Criminology and Police Academy and the Military Academy.

The master’s degree curriculum consists of compulsory and optional courses providing knowledge and skills necessary for obtaining a degree at the level of postgraduate academic studies i.e. master’s degree studies.

Master’s degree studies are aimed at enabling students to conduct research work individually and participate in team academic research projects in the fields studied at the faculty. Security management studies develop general and specific knowledge, skills and competences necessary for the profession of security managers in the field of security, defense, human and social resources, civil protection and environment protection. These studies are multidisciplinary in character and encompass economic, political, legal, ethical, information, ecological, humanitarian, and other aspects of the phenomenon of security.

The curriculum comprises the following activities:

• Four compulsory courses
• Two optional courses
• An adequate amount of class and research activities

After successfully passing their exams, students are required to write and defend their master’s degree thesis.

 

STUDY CURRICULUM OF POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC STUDIES
MASTER’S DEGREE STUDIES

 

 

N°	TP		COURSES	Semester	N° of Classes		ECTS	Type of examination
					Total	Per Week
1.	C		Modern Theories of the State and Security	I	90	4+2	8	W+O
2.	C		Scientific and Research Work Methods	I	60	3+1	7	W+O
3.	C		Modern Security Systems and Geopolitical Perspectives	I	90	4+2	8	W+O
4.	C		Globalization and Environment Protection	I	60	3+1	7	W+O
5.	O		Optional Course 1	II	90	4+2	5	W+O
6.	O		Optional Course 2	II	90	4+2	5	W+O
7.	O		Study Research Work	II	90	3+3	5	W+O
8.	O		Final – Master – Paper	II	–	–	15	W+O
			TOTAL:		600	20	60
OPTIONAL COURSES
1.	O	Security System of Serbia		II	90	4+2	5	W+O
2.	O	National and Human Security Management		II	90	4+2	5	W+O
3.	O	Modern Strategies of Protection and Rescue Systems		II	90	4+2	5	W+O
4.	O	High-Tech Crime and National Security		II	90	4+2	5	W+O

 

Doctoral degree studies are available to:

• Candidates who have completed the master's degree studies or integrated studies and earned at least 300 ECTS credits with a GPA of at least 8 (eight) at the basic graduate and master's degree studies;
• Candidates who have completed the master's degree studies and earned at least 300 ECTS credits and who have achieved the following academic results: at least three original academic papers published in journals of national importance or one paper published in an international magazine acknowledged by the Ministry of Science of The Republic of Serbia;
• Candidates who have obtained an MA degree, if they do not register a doctoral degree thesis, in accordance with the article 128 of the Law on Higher Education;

This programme aims to provide contemporary knowledge in the field of security studies, a firmer grasp of theoretical and research possibilities and, therefore, an objective and critical examination of security phenomena and issues.

It should also develop academic skills and competences for theoretical and research work, concurrent with the development of and accomplishments in the field of security world-wide. These include:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the issues the science of security deals with
• Conducting complex individual research activities and solving theoretical and practical problems in the field of security
• Critical evaluation of the scope and results of research in the field of security

After the successful completion of this programme, the candidates are awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Security.

Doctoral Studies – Study Curriculum

 

N°	TP	COURSES	Semester	N° of Classes		ECTS
				Total	Per Week
1.	C	Studies of Contemporary – Security Aspects	I	45	3	5
2.	C	Contemporary Security Studies with Security Systems Theory	I	45	3	4
3.	O	Optional module – Security	I	60	4	6
4.	O	Study Research	I	150	10	15
5.	O	Optional Module – Defense	II	60	4	6
6.	O	Optional Module – Human and Social Resources Management	II	60	4	6
7.	O	Optional Module – Civil Protection and Environment Protection	II	60	4	6
8.	C	Study Research	II	120	8	12
		TOTAL:		600	40	60
2nd YEAR
1.	C	Special Optional Course	III	60	4	6
2.	C	Methodology of Security Concept Research	III	60	4	6
3.	O	Study Research	III	180	12	18
4.	C	Writing and Defense of the Doctoral Thesis Project	IV	300	20	30
		TOTAL:		600	40	60
3rd YEAR
1.	C	Study Research and the Writing of the Doctoral Thesis	V & VI	600	40	60
		TOTAL:		600	40	60
TOTAL:				1800	120	180
MODULE'S OPTIONAL COURSES
1.	O	Security Policy and Security Strategies Studies	I	60	4	6
2.	O	Communication Aspects of Security	I	60	4	6
3.	O	Contemporary Systems of Collective Defense	II	60	4	6
4.	O	Geopolitical Aspects of National Defense	II	60	4	6
5.	O	Organisational Behavior in Security Studies	II	60	4	6
6.	O	Education Management in the Field of Security	II	60	4	6
7.	O	Environmental Risk and Disaster Management	II	60	4	6
8.	O	Development, Conflicts and the Environment	II	60	4	6

 

UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
FACULTY OF SECURITY STUDIES
11000 Belgrade
Gospodara Vučića 50
SERBIA

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Account No. 840-1832666-90

 

Phones:	+381 (0)11 6451-963 +381 (0)11 6451-843 +381 (0)11 6451-876
Dean's Office:	+381 (0)11 6451-858
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The library of the Faculty of Security Studies collects, stores, processes and issues for use library material organized in seven funds:

• MAIN FUND (more than 6414 titles)
• TEACHING FUND (working materials – over 20 titles, professors’ notes, textbooks – 2000 titles)
• MAGAZINES FUND (newspapers, journals – over 190 titles)
• FINAL PAPERS FUND (more than 600 titles for the last 5 years)
• SPECIALIST STUIDES FINAL PAPERS FUND (over 600 titles)
• MA THESES FUND (over 200 titles)
• DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS FUND (over 100 titles)
• MASTER FUND (over 100 titles).

Through its activities, the library contributes to the improvement of the expert, teaching and scientific research work of the Faculty of Security Studies. In accordance with modern trends, the development of electronic library has been initiated. The new Faculty of Security Studies Library database incorporates data for books, doctoral dissertations and MA theses. Entry of data for magazines and analytical article processing have been planned for the forthcoming period. In that way, the Library database will be completed.

Installation of equipment for automatic book borrowing is underway. By the end of 2007, preparation for transition to automatic book borrowing tought to be completed, which will speed up the circulation of books considerably.

The library is available to its users from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, аnd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Within the Library, there is a reading room with 24 seats, where material from library funds is possible. According to the library Rules of Regulations, students can borrow up to three books and keep them up to 15 days, except during the examination periods when books have to be returned within a week. As of March 1st 2005, the Faculty Council decided to introduce fees for exceeding the allowed periods for keeping borrowed books in the amount of 5.00 dinars per book per day.

The Library database may be accessed through the Svetozar Marković University Library, COBISS|VBS, or through the National Library of Serbia mutual e-catalogue.

Additional informations may be provided personally in room 20 on the Faculty first floor, or by phone +381 (0)11 64-39-417. E-mail queries may be made through the Library e-mail address: biblioteka@fb.bg.ac.rs .