Program Details

Policing and Security

Academic Unit : Faculty of Resilience

Program chair

Dr. Jaco Barkhuizen

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 Education	Core	Elective	Total Degree Credits
Diploma	24	21	12	57
Higher Diploma	30	45	15	90
Bachelor of Science	36	60	24	120

Online Courses

Program Courses that are approved for Optional Online Delivery

Course Code	Course Title
PAS104	Law and Criminal Justice
PAS201	Human Rights, Ethics & Policing
PAS202	Organisational Culture & 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	Introduction to Innovation in SSDEC	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

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
PAS102	Intro to Police Leadership	3
PAS104	Law and Criminal Justice	3
PAS201	Human Rights, Ethics & Policing	3
PAS202	Organisational Culture & Policing	3
PAS203	Community Policing	3
PAS204	Child Protection	3
PAS101	Introduction to Policing	3
PAS301	Human Resources Studies	3
BCM100	Introduction to Business Continuity	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	3
SEC401	Workplace Secondment/Internship	3
	Total	48

Elective Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
PAS207	Managing Effective Projects	3
PAS215	Policing Financial Crime	3
PAS105	Forensic Criminology	3
PAS216	Comparative Criminal Justice	3
SCI200	Hazardous Materials	3
PAS214	Forensic Science II	3
SEC350	International Approaches to Resilience	3
PAS213	Introduction to Forensics 1	3
PAS401	Executive Policing	3
PAS302	Command of Major Operations	3
	Total	30

Study Plan:Ideal Full-time Study

Semester 1 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
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

Semester 2 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
PAS104	Law and Criminal Justice	3
PAS201	Human Rights, Ethics & Policing	3
EMS100	Emirates Studies	3
ISL100	Islamic Studies	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 3 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
HUM100	Ethical Studies	3
PAS202	Organisational Culture & Policing	3
PAS203	Community Policing	3
ARA100	Arabic Studies	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 4 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
PAS204	Child Protection	3
SEC290	Introduction to Innovation in SSDEC	3
PAS103	Introduction to Crime Scenes	3
Elective	Elective	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 5 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
PAS301	Human Resources Studies	3
BCM100	Introduction to Business Continuity	3
PAS305	Intelligence Gathering	3
SCI100	Environment, Health and Safety	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 6 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
PAS303	Criminology	3
SEC302	Applied Stakeholder Analysis	3
MGT100	Management Fundamentals	3
PAS206	Crime Investigation	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 7 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC303	Introduction to Research Methods	3
SEC401	Workplace Secondment/Internship	3
PAS205	Road Policing and Public Safety	3
ENG310	English 3	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 8 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC490	Project in SSDEC	3
SEC403	Strategic Planning	3
SEC404	Understanding Strategic Threats	3
SEC210	Systems and Technology	3
Elective	Elective	3

Study Plan:Ideal Part-time Study

Semester 1 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC100	Introduction to Academic Studies	3
PAS101	Introduction to Policing	3
MTH101	General Education Mathematics	3

Semester 2 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
ENG210	English 2	3
PAS102	Intro to Police Leadership	3
PAS104	Law and Criminal Justice	3

Semester 3 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
PAS103	Introduction to Crime Scenes	3
PAS201	Human Rights, Ethics & Policing	3
EMS100	Emirates Studies	3

Semester 4 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
ISL100	Islamic Studies	3
PAS203	Community Policing	3
	Elective	3

Summer Term 2 Courses• 6 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
HUM100	Ethical Studies	3
PAS204	Child Protection	3

Semester 5 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC290	Introduction to Innovation in SSDEC	3
PAS202	Organisational Culture & Policing	3
ARA100	Arabic Studies	3

Semester 6 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
PAS206	Crime Investigation	3
	Elective	3
BCM100	Introduction to Business Continuity	3

Summer Term 2 Courses• 6 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
PAS305	Intelligence Gathering	3
PAS301	Human Resources Studies	3

Semester 7 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SCI100	Environment, Health and Safety	3
PAS303	Criminology	3
	Elective	3

Semester 8 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC302	Applied Stakeholder Analysis	3
MGT100	Management Fundamentals	3
	Elective	3

Summer Term 2 Courses• 6 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
SEC210	Systems and Technology	3
ENG310	English 3	3

Semester 9 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC303	Introduction to Research Methods	3
	Elective	3
IEM404	Understanding Strategic Threats	3

Semester 10 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC110	AI and Society: Foundations and Applications	3
PAS205	Road Policing and Public Safety	3
	Elective	3

Semester 11 3 Courses• 9 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
SEC403	Strategic Planning	3
SEC490	Project in SSDEC	3
	Elective	3

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Program Details

Policing and Security

Diploma

Higher Diploma

Bachelor of Science

Mission

Description

Educational Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Program Structure

Online Courses

General Education

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Study Plan:Ideal Full-time Study

Study Plan:Ideal Part-time Study

Entry Requirements

Faculty Members

Dr. Jaco Barkhuizen

Dr. Gareth Lee Stubbs

Paige Keningale

Dr. Paul Betts

Dr. Alistair Wilson

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