Level:  master academic studies

Upon end of the studies student will receive a title: Master of arts in security management

The Master of Arts programme is a one-year program with a workload of 60 ECTS credits. The curriculum of the MA Programme comprises the following components: compulsory courses, optional courses, original research, and thesis-writing and defence. In accordance with contemporary educational tendencies and the philosophy of education, the practical realization of the program includes up-to-date methods of learning and research (critical communication pedagogy, interactive learning, supervisor guidance, etc.)

The general goals of the master's programme are for the students to: • gain knowledge on contemporary global security and geopolitical issues • expand their theoretical knowledge on and comparative insights into the ways states and other agencies and organizations build security in order to enable students to examine security phenomena and issues from a critical standpoint. • upgrade their knowledge on the methodology of research of security issues and processes acquired at the undergraduate level. • enhance the methods and techniques of examining specific security processes and issues. • develop the competence to individually write and independently conduct simpler research projects.

Students' general capabilities and competence refer predominantly to the development of skills for: critical thinking, the analysis of contemporary security issues, the application of acquired knowledge in practice, keeping abreast of new developments in the field, problem solving at all levels, and local and international cooperation. The course-specific capabilities and competence of Masters of Arts in Security Management include the ability to work and conduct research in the field of security studies, human and social resources management studies, civil protection studies, environment protection studies and defence studies. The most important job positions and research activities include: − organizing security-related activities in government departments and other government bodies; − working in security agencies, inspection services, and as special assistants for public and national security; − developing and implementing security systems for persons, property and business in companies and institutions; − project planning and writing in the field of security at all levels (corporate, local, municipal, regional, national); − conducting security studies, analyses, assessments and plans; − working in human and social resources management in government departments; − human and social resources management and their development in civil defence, civil protection, environmental protection and security; − emergency management; − corporate and environmental risks management; − national, regional and local civil protection management in Serbia; − participation in research projects in core fields of the program. After successfully completing the MA program at the Faculty of Security Studies, students will be familiar with the latest theoretical developments in security studies and they will possess skills to independently conduct simpler research projects on security issues and processes. They will also gain knowledge and skills necessary to communicate, present and transfer the knowledge acquired in the course of their studies.

Candidates who have graduated from the Faculty of Security Studies or affiliated faculties and have an average grade above 8 (eight) can be directly admitted into the MA programme. Candidates who have graduated from faculties not affiliated with the Faculty of Security Studies are required to pass a compensatory exam in order to be admitted and need to have an average grade of 8 (eight) or above. The affiliated faculties include all the faculties of humanities and social sciences of the University of Belgrade (The Faculty of Economics, The Faculty of Law, The Faculty of Political Sciences, The Teachers’ Training Faculty, The Faculty of Philosophy, The Faculty of Philology, and The Faculty of Orthodox Theology), The Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies and The Military Academy.

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