Security Management and Enterprise Security — DUW Degree Program

During the program you will acquire a command of all the topics relevant to Security Management and Enterprise Security, and strengthen the skills that are needed in regard to economic, legal and industry-specific conditions to take on management responsibilities in the field. DUW’s proven distance education format — a balanced combination of individual study, online and in-class units — lets you broaden your capabilities while you work, and engage in dialog with expert practitioners. You will also take advantage of the findings of our Forschungsinstitut für Compliance, Sicherheitswirtschaft und Unternehmenssicherheit (Research Institute for Compliance, Security Management and Enterprise Security, FORSI) to build on your personal experience in the areas you work in, and discuss new knowledge from research and actual practice with the institute’s staff. In the 24 month program, you will have the opportunity to expand on the approaches you have learned in your professional field and to acquire knowledge on specific focus topics. The balanced curriculum ensures that you stay abreast of the relevant issues in the industry.

The Master’s Degree Program in Security Management and Enterprise Security is aimed at employees who deal with security in business and government agencies. This program of study is particularly advantageous for those who:

• Aspire to a management or interdepartmental position in the field of security management, enterprise or governmental security, or in the cooperation on security matters between the public sector and private enterprise, or

• Work with security issues in a legal, commercial or engineering department, or
• Provide services in the security field.

What is your field of activity as a security expert? Working in security management, you are responsible for procuring and providing security services. Your work as an enterprise security manager is also called for in companies that want their security needs filled in-house. Your duties may include protecting sites, securing IT infrastructures, or guarding brands and products against forgery — all parts of protecting the value chain. As a security expert, you may also have an executive position on the interface between private and public security. Your functions may include cooperation with governmental agencies to secure critical infrastructures, as part of air, rail, port or maritime security for example, or in securing prisons. In any case, you analyze and evaluate complex security situations and problems, and provide appropriate, feasible solutions.

To enroll in the Master’s Degree Program in Security Management and Enterprise Security, you must have an undergraduate degree and at least 2 years’ work experience.