Degree Programme in Safety, Security and Risk Management | blended learning

Programme content

The scope of this programme is 210 ECTS. It is composed of compulsory core competencies, complementary competencies, two work placements and a final thesis. At Laurea, you will have flexible possibilities to build your competence.

Core competence studies

Business Operations
During these studies, you will develop interactive skills and competences in business, entrepreneurship and project work and learn to recognize and evaluate opportunities in the business environment and analyze and assess the prerequisites for successful business.

Basics of Safety, Security and Risk Management
You will learn fundamental corporate and organizational safety, security and risk management theory and tools. You will also learn preparedness, information and cyber security compliance requirements ,best practices and development,. The studies also include the basics of leadership and you will develop your communication in English.

Sustainability and Business Analysis
During these studies, your skills in service business are strengthened. After completing the module, you are able to create value for customers in service business and use various tools in service design and digital marketing. You will also learn about sustainability, corporate responsibility, and circular business in organizations.

Expert in a Work Community (work placements)
Your studies include two work placements, each worth 15 ECTS, which translates to 400 hours of work. You may choose to complete the placements separately or combine them to a single, 30 ECTS or 800 hour placement period.

Expert in Development and Workplace Innovation (including your Bachelor's Thesis)
These studies will develop your abilities in studying individually and in teams, carrying out research and development work and supporting your career development and work identity. The degree includes a thesis amounting to 15 ECTS in which you demonstrate your expertise in your field. The thesis may be a workplace research or development project or it can also be completed by participating in the university of applied sciences' research and development activities.

Com­ple­men­tary competence studies

The rest of the degree (60 ECTS) consists of elective complementary competence studies. A degree certificate in Degree Programme in Security, Safety and Risk Management is granted only if the student has completed at least 45 ECTS complementary competence studies related to Security, Safety and Risk Management. The remaining 15 ECTS may consist of any complementary studies, such as language studies or studies in other fields.

You can choose from the following studies:

Corporate Safety and Security
Studies include corporate and organizational safety and compliance requirements and best practices, risk assessment, management, planning  and development. The main fields are information and cyber security management as well as occupational safety, health and quality. You will learn to define corporate and organizational safety and security compliance requirements, best practices and apply those. After these studies, you are also able to assess and manage risks related to corporate and organizational safety and security.

Preparedness in Society
Studies include international security, critical infrastructure protection and crime prevention, compliance requirements and best practices, risk assessment and management and assessment and development. After these studies, you know how to define international security, critical infrastructure protection and crime prevention phenomena, compliance requirements, best practices and apply those. You will learn to analyse global threats and their impact to societies and assess and manage critical infrastructure’s risk and crime risks.

Risk Management
Studies include compliance requirements and best practices in risk, safety and security management, business continuity and environmental risk management. You will learn to plan, assess and develop risk, safety and security management, business continuity and environmental risk management as part of the operations of a corporation or organization.

Com­ple­men­tary studies from Business In­for­ma­tion Technology

After completion of specific preliminary studies, you may also study Cybersecurity- and Information Security studies offered by the Business Information Technology degree programme.

Work placements and employment

Graduates of the Safety, Security and Risk Management degree programme will have good job opportunities in several sectors, and they will be eligible for a great variety of roles. 

As a graduate, you may work in various roles, such as:

• Risk, safety and security manager
• Facility manager
• Information and/or cyber security expert
• Event safety expert
• Health, safety and environment manager
• Head of security
• Fire inspector
• Security sector instructor