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Professional Studies Major

Code MAAAJM

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About this Major

Aimed towards enhancing students' employability upon graduation by augmenting core security knowledge and academic skills with professional employability requisites.

Students undertaking this major will study units relating to the corporate environment, including management, business analytics, governance and project management. They will then be placed with one of ECU's business and industry partners for a semester to undertake a real world project that will meet specific corporate security objectives, consequently enhancing employability opportunities post-graduation through the delivery of a real-world security project/projects.

Code MAAAJM

Availability & Campus

Location Availability
Joondalup
Mount Lawley
South West
Online
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Details

Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
SBL1400Introduction to Business Analytics15
MAN1100Management 15
MAN2610Managing for Sustainability15
MAN3612Project Management15
CSI3750Professional Placement (Computing and Security)60

For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.

Student handbook

Notes

Important notes

  • Students have the opportunity to seek a Work Integrated Learning placement with an industry partner.

    Attendance requirements

    Students are required to complete a placement which is equivalent to one semester of full-time study. Whilst attendance is negotiated with the WIL host organisation, typically students will be expected to undertake a minimum of 300 hours over a maximum of 17 weeks. Typical full-time placements usually comprise 450 hours of professional placement.

    Clearances and/or Risk Management Protocols Required

    Students, the WIL host organisation and the school's WIL Coordinator must complete a WIL documentation pack (which includes all required OSH and Risk Assessment documents) before the placement can commence. WIL host organisations may have additional clearance requirements of applicants, including evidence of police clearance or non-disclosure agreements. There may also be vaccination or other similar requirements, including those imposed by government or third-party placement hosts, that apply to Professional Placements which form part of your course. Please consider this requirement before applying for Professional Placement and speak with the WIL and Course Coordinator if this raises any concerns. You may not be able to complete the Professional Placement unit if you are unable to meet the placement requirements.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Assimilate a broad discipline of knowledge from many sources to various organisational protective situations to overcome insecurity in society.
  2. Use structured thinking processes to analyse, conceptualise and solve complex problems in the corporate environment.
  3. Think creatively to identify the needs of diverse stakeholders to generate innovative solutions to business problems.
  4. Use digital technologies to access, evaluate and communicate information from multiple and diverse sources.
  5. Construct purposeful communication in a variety of formats to achieve discipline outcomes in a business context.
  6. Review reliable sources and resources to investigate how different cultural attitudes and values impact a range of domains.
  7. Work collaboratively to recognise the way in which beliefs and values of others influence the pursuit of business objectives.
  8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement towards own learning and professional practice in supporting the achievement of organisational objectives.

Career Opportunities

Possible future job titles

Security Officer, Intelligence Officer, Crime Prevention Officer, Governance Officer, Protection Officer, Risk Officer, Researcher, Policy Officer

This Major can be studied in the following courses

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