Program Details

Policing and Security

Academic Unit : Faculty of Resilience

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

Higher Diploma

Duration 3 Years

No. of Credits 90

Bachelor of Science

Duration 4 Years

No. of Credits 120

Mission

The program prepares graduates to become leaders of a multidisciplinary team in the application of standard, ethical, policing practices, procedures, and technologies to ensure public security by identifying threats, assessing risk, and implementing organisational, interagency solutions to maintain stability, reduce crime, and ensure public confidence in the resilience of the nation.

Description

The Policing and Security program consists of courses focused upon the management of police operations in the United Arab Emirates and includes leadership, crime investigation, community policing, strategic planning, and command of operations. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, simulation exercises, and applied real-world scenarios, students learn team organization, professional ethics, interagency operations, and resilience 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 standard, ethical practices, procedures, and technologies to collect information, identify threats, assess risk, and develop effective programs.
  • Implement organizational, interagency solutions to strengthen the SSDEC community and build national resilience capacities.
  • Expand knowledge and capabilities through continuing education, certification, or other lifelong learning opportunities.
  • Fulfil civic duties and responsibilities through local, national, or global service

Learning Outcomes

  • Effectively communicate SSDEC matters using oral, written, and presentation methods
  • Critically evaluate the legal, social, and ethical implications related to SSDEC management and practice
  • Demonstrate knowledge and research methodologies of a range of relevant principles and theories in the application of complex problem solving related to SSDEC national and international sectors
  • Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills within a range of SSDEC contexts to defend positions and innovative solutions
  • Apply SSDEC knowledge, skills and attributes to include multiple perspectives in formulating effective resilience in real world examples and scenarios
  • Apply contemporary learning activities to support the UAE response to evolving policing and security threats and dangers

Program Structure

Number of Credits per Component

General EducationCoreElectiveTotal Degree Credits
Diploma24211257
Higher Diploma30451590
Bachelor of Science366024120

Online Courses

Program Courses that are approved for Optional Online Delivery

Course Code Course Title
PAS104 Law and Criminal Justice Studies
PAS201 Human Rights, Ethics, & Policing
PAS202 Organisational Culture and Policing
PAS204 Child Protection
PAS301 Human Resources Studies
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis
SEC403 Strategic Planning
SEC100 Introduction to Academic Studies

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

Core Courses

Bachelor Of ScienceHigher DiplomaAssociate DegreeCourse Code Course Title Credits
PAS102 Intro to Police Leadership 3
PAS104 Law and Criminal Justice Studies 3
PAS201 Human Rights, Ethics, & Policing 3
PAS202 Organisational Culture and Policing 3
PAS203 Community Policing 3
PAS204 Child Protection 3
PAS101 Introduction to Policing 3
PAS301 Human Resources Studies 3
BCM100 Introduction to BCM 3
PAS303 Criminology 3
PAS305 Intelligence Gathering 3
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis 3
SEC303 Introduction to Research Methods 3
SEC404 Understanding Strategic Threats 3
SEC490 Project in SSDEC Management 3
SEC401 Workplace Secondment/Internship 3
     Total 48

Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title Credits
HLS100 UAE Homeland Security 3
HLS120 UAE Defence Policy 3
HLS170 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 3
HLS200 Intelligence and Counterintelligence 3
HLS250 Transnational and Non-Traditional Threats 3
HLS300 Border and Transportation Security 3
HLS235 Transnational Organized Crime 3
HLS340 Cyber Security Operations 3
HLS350 Cyber Warfare 3
HLS410 Cyber Security Policy 3
SEC300 Information Security 3
HLS230 Intelligence Analytical Methods 3
HLS240 Countering Violent Extremism 3
HLS400 Counterterrorism Operations 3
SEC305 4th Generation Warfare 3
HLS205 Border Security 3
HLS210 Aviation Security 3
HLS220 Maritime and Port Security 3
HLS230 Intelligence Analytical Methods 3
IEM205 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
IEM202 Creating Emergency Management Plans 3
IEM104 Principles of Cartography 3
IEM402 Emergency Operation Center Mgt 3
IEM103 Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience 3
IEM201 Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning 3
IEM203 Introduction to Emergency Response 3
IEM100 Introduction to IEM 3
IEM101 Introduction to Risk Management 3
IEM401 Strategic IEM 3
IEM204 Tactical Emergency Management 3
BCM100 Introduction to BCM 3
BCM201 Introduction to Crisis Leadership 3
BCM202 Developing Specific Plans and Procedures for BCM 3
SEC200 Professional Communications Skills 3
PAS211 Forensic DNA Analysis and Population Genetics 3
PAS212 Human Anatomy for Police 3
  Total 108

Study Plan:Ideal Full-time Study

Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC100 Introduction to Academic Studies 3
PAS101 Introduction to Policing 3
MTH101 General Education Mathematics 3
ENG210 English 2 3
PAS102 Intro to Police Leadership 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
PAS104 Law and Criminal Justice Studies 3
PAS201 Human Rights, Ethics, & Policing 3
EMS100 Emirates Studies 3
ISL100 Islamic Studies 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
HUM100 Ethical Studies 3
PAS202 Organisational Culture and Policing 3
PAS203 Community Policing 3
ARA100 Arabic Studies 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
PAS204 Child Protection 3
SEC290 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
PAS103 Introduction to Crime Scenes 3
Elective Elective 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
PAS301 Human Resources Studies 3
BCM100 Introduction to BCM 3
PAS305 Intelligence Gathering 3
SCI100 Environment, Health and Safety 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
PAS303 Criminology 3
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis 3
MGT100 Management Fundamentals 3
PAS206 Effective Crime Investigation 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC303 Introduction to Research Methods 3 ENG310
SEC401 Workplace Secondment/Internship 3
PAS205 Road Policing and Public Safety 3
ENG310 English 3 3 ENG210
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC490 Project in SSDEC Management 3 SEC303
SEC403 Strategic Planning 3
SEC404 Understanding Strategic Threats 3
SEC210 Systems and Technology 3
Elective Elective 3
Entry Requirements

Students must meet Rabdan Academy’s general admissions requirements

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