Security Management Berlin School of Economics and Law

Overview

Key Features

Increasing security by minimizing risk. The ability to recognize and evaluate risks and deal with them in a professional manner to prevent the development of dangerous situations is a key factor in society, politics and industry. The providers of security services in both public and private contexts are subject to almost constant change; new threats constantly emerge to which they are required to adapt. 

The Security Management degree programme from Berlin School of Economics and Law deals with the challenges facing a modern risk society and adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the situation which incorporates aspect of Law, Economics and the Social Sciences.

The degree programme is characterized by the combination of a rigorous academic and practical approach. For example, students deal with the contexts from which a range of dangerous situations develop; they learn to analyse risks and acquire and develop a range of communication co-operation, conflict and management skills pertinent to the tasks which they will face in a professional context.

Professional field

The increasing need for qualified professionals, trained to assess risk and draw up security concepts, means that graduates of this degree programme find employment in large companies, security companies, a range of government authorities and official institutions, the tourist industry and in international development work.

Graduates of the programme are awarded the internationally-recognized Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) qualification. This leads not only to professional entry, but also qualifies its holder for a post-graduate degree such as the Master’s degree programme International Security Management.