Program Details

Homeland Security

Academic Unit : Faculty of Resilience

Dr. John Hatzadony

Program chair

Dr. John Hatzadony

Delivery Site(s)

Rabdan Academy

Mode(s) of Delivery

Face-to-Face (maximum of up to 25% online courses)

Mode(s) of Study

Full-Time / Part-Time
Diploma

Duration 2 Years

No. of Credits 60

Bachelor of Science

Duration 4 Years

No. of Credits 120

Mission

The program prepares graduates as homeland security leaders who are able to coordinate a multidisciplinary team in the management of standard, ethical practices, procedures, and technologies to collect information, identify threats, assess risk, develop actionable policies, and implement organisational, interagency solutions to strengthen the resilience of the security, safety, defence, emergency and crisis management community.

Description

The program was developed to meet the educational and security goals of the Abu Dhabi Plan. Specifically, in the education sector, the program empowers students through improving and enhancing their capacities and skills; provides a driving and supporting environment for research, sciences and technology; and promotes the system and culture of innovation. For the security sector, the program qualifies employees for maintaining of security and safety; and enhancing the cooperation and collaboration in various national security scopes and area.

The Homeland Security program includes highly specialized, multidisciplinary courses in intelligence, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, risk mitigation, critical infrastructure, strategic planning, policy development, and environmental security. This qualification is unique in the GCC and through a combination of lecture, discussion, simulation exercises and applied real-world scenarios, students learn team leadership, professional ethics, strategic planning, interagency operations, and resilience of national security through the core principles of contemporary relevance, integration, cooperation, multi-agency coordination, and interoperability. Graduates are leaders who contribute to the safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness, and crisis management (SSDEC) for resilience of the nation.

Educational Objectives

  • Have relevant technological skills, knowledge, and abilities for employment as a manager in the SSDEC sector.
  • Work, lead, and communicate effectively in a team to achieve common goals.
  • Apply standards, ethical practices, procedures, and technologies to collect information, conduct risk assessment, and develop effective programs.
  • Implement organisational, interagency solutions to strengthen the SSDEC community and build national resilience capacities.
  • Expand knowledge and capabilities through continuing education, certification, and other lifelong learning opportunities.
  • Fulfil civic duties and responsibilities through local, national, or global service.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply knowledge and skills to support secure UAE borders to prevent illegal activity and facilitate legal travel and trade.
  • Implement intelligence-led counter-terrorism and security strategies in support of government policy.
  • Assess major natural, technological and human hazards and vulnerabilities to strengthen preparedness, mitigation, and resilience of the nation.
  • Apply security methodologies against cybersecurity and critical infrastructure threats in the public and private sector.
  • Plan and execute security projects against threats that have the potential to destabilize the national economy, governmental infrastructure, and resources of the nation.

Program Structure

Number of Credits per Component

General EducationCoreConcentration OR Additional ElectivesElectivesTotal Degree Credits
Associate Degree / Diploma24306060
Bachelor of Science36481818120

Online Courses

Program Courses that are approved for Optional Online Delivery

Course Code Course Title
HLS235 Transnational Organized Crime
HLS250 Transnational and Non-Traditional Threats
HLS300 Border and Transportation Security
IEM101 Introduction to Risk Management
SEC307 Working with the Public and Media in Emergencies
SEC403 Strategic Planning

General Education

Course Code Course Title Credits
MGT100 Management Fundamentals 3
SEC100 Introduction to Academic Studies 3
SEC290 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
ENG210 English 2 3
ENG310 English 3 3
SCI100 Environment, Health and Safety 3
HUM100 Ethical Studies 3
ARA100 Arabic Studies 3
ISL100 Islamic Studies 3
SEC210 Systems and Technology 3
MTH101 General Education Mathematics 3
EMS100 Emirates Studies 3
  Total 36

Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title Credits
BCM302 BCM for Ministries and Promotion of BCM 3
BCM401 Comparative Approaches to BCM 3
MTH100 Statistics 3
ENG200 Professional Communications Skills 3
IEM103 Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience 3
IEM201 Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning 3
PAS101 Introduction to Policing 3
PAS102 Intro to Police Leadership 3
PAS103 Introduction to Crime Scenes 3
PAS104 Law and Criminal Justice Studies 3
PAS201 Human Rights, Ethics, & Policing 3
PAS202 Organisational Culture and Policing 3
PAS203 Community Policing 3
PAS213 Forensic Science I 3
PAS205 Road Policing and Public Safety 3
PAS206 Effective Crime Investigation 3
PAS207 Managing Effective Projects 3
PAS301 Human Resources Studies 3
PAS215 Policing Financial Crime 3
PAS304 Protecting Safety 3
PAS305 Intelligence Gathering 3
SEC203 Introduction to the Role of Voluntary Organisations in Emergency Management 3
  Total 66

Other Courses

Course Code Course Title Credits
SEC308 Introduction to Counter CBRN Incident Preparation 3
HLS230 Intelligence Analytical Methods 3
HLS310 Supply Chain Security 3
SEC406 Developing Response Procedures 3
SEC405 Preparing to Deal with Mass Fatalities 3
HLS430 Data Analytics 3
HLS205 Border Security 3
HLS210 Aviation Security 3
HLS220 Maritime and Port Security 3
HLS320 Surface Transportation Security 3
HLS240 Countering Violent Extremism 3
HLS260 Comparative Counterterrorism 3
HLS400 Counterterrorism Operations 3
SEC305 4th Generation Warfare 3
HLS270 Internet Governance 3
SEC300 Information Security 3
HLS340 Cyber Security Operations 3
HLS350 Cyber Warfare 3
HLS410 Cyber Security Policy 3
  Total 57

Study Plan:Ideal Full-time Study

Code Name Credits PreReq
ENG210 English 2 3
SEC100 Introduction to Academic Studies 3
HLS100 UAE Homeland Security 3
MTH101 General Education Mathematics 3
HLS120 UAE Defence Policy 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
EMS100 Emirates Studies 3
ISL100 Islamic Studies 3
IEM101 Introduction to Risk Management 3
HLS170 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 3
IEM100 Introduction to IEM 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
ARA100 Arabic Studies 3
HLS250 Transnational and Non-Traditional Threats 3
HUM100 Ethical Studies 3
HLS200 Intelligence and Counterintelligence 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
PAS305 Intelligence Gathering 3
HLS235 Transnational Organized Crime 3
HLS300 Border and Transportation Security 3
SEC290 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC210 Systems and Technology 3
MGT100 Management Fundamentals 3
SEC307 Working with the Public and Media in Emergencies 3
Elective Elective 3
Concentration Course Concentration Course 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
ENG310 English 3 3 ENG210
SEC303 Introduction to Research Methods 3 ENG310
SCI100 Environment, Health and Safety 3
Elective Elective 3
Concentration Course Concentration Course 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC401 Workplace Secondment/Internship 3
SEC301 Critical National Infrastructure Protect 3 IEM101
Elective Elective 3
Concentration Course Concentration Course 3
Concentration Course Concentration Course 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC490 Project in SSDEC Management 3 SEC303
SEC403 Strategic Planning 3
Elective Elective 3
Concentration Course Concentration Course 3
Concentration Course Concentration Course 3
Entry Requirements

Students must meet Rabdan Academy’s general admissions requirements

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