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Security and Intelligence Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2022 : Code MAAAKG

Security is becoming an ever increasing concern at the societal, organisational and community levels. In modern times, knowledge exists that informs professionals in the pursuit of a safe and secure world. Therefore, this unit set brings together key knowledge and skill to enable the professional to warn (using Intelligence) and protect (using Security). Students will undertake specialised study in how to assess threats, manage risk, diagnose both the intelligence and security problems, and undertake authentic real world security and intelligence tasks to develop prevention strategies to secure people, information and property.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Michael Patrick COOLE

Learning Outcomes

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

Related Careers

Corporate Security Advisor, Security Consultant, Security Analyst, Intelligence Analyst, Crime Analyst, Field Intelligence officer, Corporate Intelligence Advisor, Threat Analyst, Corporate Risk Adviser, Policy Officer, Crime Prevention Officer, Facility Coordinator, Law Enforcement, Military, Research Officer

Employment Opportunities

Employment opportunities exist in the fields of security, intelligence, crime, corporate security and risk.

Major Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
SCY1118Security Foundations15
SCY1117Intelligence Foundations15
SCY1103Physical Security15
SCY2107Threat Detection Systems15
SCY1108Building Management Systems15
SCY2109Surveillance Systems15
SCY2212Security Risk15
SCY3506Counter Intelligence15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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