BSc (Hons) Risk and Security Management (Distance Learning) at University of Portsmouth

If you're already working in security, or want to break into the field, this distance learning degree course gives you the skills to realise your potential. In an increasingly global society, understanding crime and the risk it presents is critical to managing security and preventing threat. If you’re already working in security, or want to break into the field, this flexible BSc (Hons) Risk and Security Management distance learning degree course will give you an advanced understanding of topics that have a critical impact on society.

Duration: 4 years part-time by distance learning  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Academic Skills; Fundamentals of Policing and investigation; Organisational and Security Management; Research Methods; Risk and Crisis Management; Economic Crime, Risk and Security; Research Analysis; Organised Crime and Illicit Markets; Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Response; Dissertation (Final Year Project).

Career pathways

96% of course graduates are in work or further study 15 months after they graduate and 90% of those graduates are in highly skilled work in welfare, protective services and housing, as managers, directors, senior officials and public service associates. What's more, 93% of course graduates find their work meaningful .

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