Specialist Professional Programme – Security Risk Assessment
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No. |
COURSE |
Sem. |
Status [1] |
Number of Classes [2] |
Other Classes |
ECTS |
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L |
E |
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1. |
I |
C |
4 |
1 |
– |
7 |
|
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2. |
I |
C |
4 |
1 |
– |
7 |
|
|
3. |
I |
C |
4 |
1 |
– |
8 |
|
|
4. |
I |
C |
4 |
1 |
– |
8 |
|
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5. |
Elective Course 1 |
II |
E |
4 |
3 |
– |
6 |
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6. |
Elective Course 1 |
II |
E |
4 |
3 |
– |
6 |
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7. |
Elective Course 1 |
II |
E |
4 |
2 |
– |
6 |
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8. |
Work Placement |
II |
C |
– |
– |
90 |
3 |
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9. |
Final Paper |
II |
C |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
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TOTAL: |
40 |
90 |
60 |
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[1] C – Compulsory, E – Elective
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[2] L – Lectures, E – Exercises
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ELECTIVE GROUPS |
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No. |
Group 1 Security Risk Management |
Group 2 Work and Environmental Security |
Group 3 Personal and Business Security |
Group 4 Engineering Risks: Inspection Approach |
Group 5 Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Management Approach |
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1 |
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2 |
Business Continuity Activities in Industry and Organizations |
Sustainability Performance Measurement and Safety Cost Analysis |
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3 |
Business Communication and Management of Intercultural Differences |
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Course Catalogue
COMPULSORY COURSES (Semester 1)
Sociology of Risk
Students will be introduced to the modes of organization of a modern society and to its structural crisis regarding a number of its dimensions revealing risk phenomenology. They will be able to understand the origins of Modernism, modern crises and risks, and how to manage them. Students will further acquire knowledge of the motives and consequences of a number of activities of different social actors who produce or suffer the consequences of modern crises and risks, perceive their importance and influence the way they can be increased or reduced. Students will be able to analyse risks, i.e. recognize and comprehend their structure and identify key social and political risk actors. By perceiving the causes and ways how to create new risks and transform them into structural or short-term risks, students will gain the adequate knowledge that will help them recognize key motives of social actors in the context of particular risks and enable them to manage them.
Law and Corporate Security
This course introduces students to the fundamental theoretical knowledge of the legal aspect of corporate security and its place within national security; students will be presented with the national legal framework, the advantages and disadvantages of the existing laws and problems in their implementation; they will learn about the history and development of the industry of private security in Serbia and region, as well as about the global trends of its development and understand the concept of legal risk management. This course is designed to enable students to analyse relevant legal norms and their implementation in a corporate setting. This course aims to link knowledge and skills of legal and security profession so as to enable students to develop the capacity to make use of legal mechanisms in order to enhance corporate security and identify, analyse and assess legal risks in corporations.
Decision-Making in Crises
Students will be able to critically analyse problems of decision-making and management in organisations during crises and emergencies. The will be introduced to the methods and techniques used in risk quantification and in decision-making. Along with the concept of corporate security, they will be introduced to the main principles of organisations, communication lines, how to make a decision, how to successfully participate in the problem resolution using decision-making methods and techniques, and to the fundamental principles of good leadership, particularly during crises and emergences; they will be presented with the current regulations, standards and best practices.
Risk Management Systems
The goal of the course is to enable students to produce documents on risk management. They will acquire knowledge of the risk management systems within companies and their characteristics, and how to take an integral approach to risk management. They will be able to design risk management systems within companies in different fields.
ELECTIVE COURSES (Semester 2)
Group 1
Security Risk Management
Risk Assessment and Planning in Corporations
The course is designed to provide students with the training for the private security sector – for the risk assessment in the protection of individuals, assets and business.
Business Continuity Activities in Industry and Organisations
The goal of the course is to enable students to critically analyse issues regarding business continuity in industry and organisations during emergencies and wars. Along with the concept of corporate security, they will gain insight into the fundamental principles of business continuity, particularly during emergencies and wars. They will be presented with legal regulations, standards and best practices.
Social Networks in Crisis and Disaster Management
The goal of the course is to enable students to understand fundamental elements of social networks, their application in crisis and disaster management. Students will acquire knowledge of crisis management, and of theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the application of social networks in crises and disasters.
Group 2
Work and Environmental Security
Regulatory Framework of Environmental Security
The course will enable students to produce documents regarding environmental protection, and to establish relevant environmental policies within different organisations. They will be able to identify and define different aspects of the impact of an organisation on the environment, and gain knowledge about legal requirements; they will be able to prepare strategies and programmes for the environmental protection of organisations. They will understand Environmental management system (ISO 14001:2015) with the goal of enhancing the organisation’s capacity for environmental protection; they will understanding the concept of circular economy and its use; they will become familiar with the precautionary principle, with the legal regulations regarding environmental protection, with waste management, specific waste flows, product life cycles, and chemicals management; they will be introduced to the emissions monitoring system, how to prepare lists of polluters and keep track of the waste.
Safety and Health at Work
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of safety and health at work, and to enable them to implement them when assessing the risk from different diseases or any harm, and to be able to implement corresponding regulations of the European Union and the Republic of Serbian. They will gain knowledge, skills and adequate competencies, and be able to manage, organise and monitor safety and health at work, and develop adequate procedures and methods. They will be able to implement the relevant risk assessment methodologies and different preventive and protection measures, as well as carry out other activities either as employers, employees or those in charge of security and health at work in accordance with the applicable law.
Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Risks
This course will introduce students to the overview of the EU rules regarding the HSSE (health, safety, security and environmental protection) and to their goals, requirements and implementation, including their advantages and disadvantages. This course will focus on the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and prevention of large-scale accidents (Seveso Directive).
Group 3
Personal and Business Security
Security Risk Assessment in ICT Systems
The goal of the course is to enable students to identify, recognize and assess security risks within ICT systems and to implement the ISO 27000 standards on the information security management system, and implement general rules on the data protection. Upon completing the course, students will be able to recognise/describe and understand the concept of information security, as well as the information security management system (ISMS) – they will know how to establish it, how to implement it, monitor, assess and maintain. They will also be able to analyse the existing ISMS and offer suggestions for its improvement. Additionally, they will be able to implement General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Personal Data Protection
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the legal, security, and technical and technological aspects of the process of collecting, processing, storing and protecting personal data. This course will focus on theoretical and practical dimensions of these processes and will explain the very concept, its importance, development and different approaches to legislation on personal data protection. Additionally, students will gain a comprehensive insight into this field and realize that a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to this complex issue needs to be taken.
Classified Information and Trade Secrets Protection
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the theoretical and practical knowledge of the principles of classified information and trade secrets protection and how to design the system that would protect them, no matter what the type of the data (either classified data, trade and professional secrets, personal data, information of public importance). It is essential that the students acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable them to operate the data to be protected successfully, to manage the classified data and finally to design the system for their protection.
Group 4
Engineering Risks: Inspection Approach
Introduction to Risk Management
The goal of this course is to introduce students to risk management – to the importance of risk management in companies, projects and environment, and to present them with the risks caused by technological changes. Students will be able to carry out risk management activities in companies, environment and different institutions.
Pressure Vessel Risk Management
The aim of this course is to introduce students to risk management at work and while operating the pressure vessels. There is a risk because of the high pressure in the vessel, which may explode or leak, the consequences of which may range from minor accidents to devastating disasters, accompanied by the loss of lives and destruction of environment. Adequately performed and reliable risk evaluation of the pressure vessel allows for its safe use, which is the primary goal of this course.
Risk Assessment in Supervision
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the risk assessment in supervision. Poorly performed supervision may lead to a risk, followed by human and economic losses, and environmental damage. Adequately performed risk assessment during supervision is of essential importance, which is the primary goal of this course.
Group 5
Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Management Approach
Risk Management Methods
The goal of this course is to enable students to apply risk-based methods, as they have been introduced to the fundamental principles of risk management, and decision-making processes at different organisational levels and in different industry sectors. Upon completing the course, students will be able to define/describe and understand the methods and techniques of risk management, to apply them and select the most suitable strategies to respond. Additionally, students will be able to choose the method, collect the original data pertaining to the method and techniques of risk management, carry out the procedure, process the results, analyse them critically and make a decision depending on the results, and demonstrate ability to comply with the ISO 31010 standards.
Sustainability Performance Measurement and Safety Cost Analysis
The aim of the course is introduce students to sustainability goals and standards, to the theory of interest groups. They will be able to identify and provide monetary quantification of hardly visible costs and project effects. Additionally, they will focus on essential aspects of the concept of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) and sustainability indicators. They will be able to produce financial statements (basic and supplementary) regarding the risky projects and define their cost-effectiveness and economic justification.
Business Communication and Management of Intercultural Differences
The goal of this course is to present students with the fundamental elements of contemporary business communication focusing on its intercultural aspects, and with the management system of international intercultural projects. Additionally, it will enable students to recognize cultural differences, enhance their knowledge of project management, and learn about the best practices of intercultural communication in other countries. During the course, cognitive approach to cultural and national differences will be applied. The course is intended for all the actors in the field of security, particularly to security managers, engineers, experts in the IT sector and students.
