B
Bachelor’s degree
- Length
- 120 credit hours, normally 40 courses of three credit hours, including a graduation project.
- Entry
- A secondary school certificate or its equivalent, and documented work experience in the field.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Bachelor's · Master's
- Credit hours
- 120 / 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
For corporate and public security professionals. The program covers how risks are assessed, how security is run, and how organizations prepare for a crisis.
The Security and Risk Management program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers security operations, risk assessment, crisis and emergency management, corporate security, investigations, and ends with security law.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Security operationsExplain the core ideas of security operations and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Risk assessmentAnalyse a real problem in risk assessment and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Crisis and emergency managementApply the methods of crisis and emergency management in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Corporate securityPlan and lead work in corporate security, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05InvestigationsEvaluate current practice in investigations against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Security lawAdvise colleagues and managers on security law in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Security operationsPlanning and running security for sites, people and assets.Core area
- 02Risk assessmentAssessing workplace risks and choosing controls that work.Core area
- 03Crisis and emergency managementPreparing for, responding to and recovering from crises.Core area
- 04Corporate securityProtecting a company's people, information and reputation.Core area
- 05InvestigationsConducting workplace and fraud investigations to a legal standard.Core area
- 06Security lawThe legal limits and duties of security work.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
M
Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Security and Risk ManagementFor people who have practiced Security and Risk Management for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Security and Risk ManagementFor experienced people who advise organizations on Security and Risk Management.
- 03Trainer in Security and Risk ManagementFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Security and Risk Management at work.
- 04Diploma in Security and Risk ManagementA focused credential in Security and Risk Management, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Security manager
- Risk officer
- Emergency planning officer
- Loss prevention manager
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.