BSc (Hons) Intelligence, Security and Resilience

Program Overview

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Are you fascinated by global affairs? Do you wonder if businesses study their competitors and, if so, how?  Do you love solving problems, working collaboratively analysing events, patterns or crimes? All of these are covered - and a great deal more - in this unique course.

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You’ll be taught by experienced professionals with decades of operational experience in the global security industry, the armed forces, police and government. And by the end, you’ll be ready for a wide range of roles in a vibrant and growing profession spanning opportunities in the police, armed forces, corporate security, insurance and financial sectors, retail analysis, the humanitarian sector and many more.

Program Outline

Modules

This provides a guide of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our

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This course has Opportunity modules.

Opportunity modules are a key part of the BNU curriculum. You’ll choose modules in both your first and second year from a broad selection in areas such as sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, digital skills, personal growth, civic engagement, health & wellbeing and employment. Opportunity modules are designed to enable you to develop outside the traditional boundaries of your discipline and help you to further stand out from the crowd to future employers.

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Foundation Year Core Modules Credits

Preparing for Success: Knowledge and Creativity

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The module will prepare you for successful progression into academic study while allowing you to learn about and prepare yourself for employment in the twenty-first century through inquiry-based learning, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.

Preparing for Success: Self-development and Responsibility

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This module enables you to begin developing the Bucks Graduate Attributes associated with leadership and self-development and social and ethical awareness and responsibility, which are essential for success in higher education and in the world of work.

Inquiry Based learning

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Delivery of this module is based on ‘confirmation inquiry’ – a foundational level of inquiry geared for developing your understanding of key concepts and themes as well as basic methodologies and approaches to academic work, relevant to your discipline. You’ll then have the opportunity to analyse a problem or question that relates to your subject.

Fundamentals of Intelligence, Security and Resilience

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Year 1 Core Modules Credits

Academic and Professional Development 20.00

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20.00

This module is designed to help you settle into studying at this level. You’ll develop the essential study skills and professional approach to ensure you succeed on the remainder of the programme. You will be encouraged to use your creativity and taught how to channel your natural curiosity into structured academic research.

Introduction to Intelligence 20.00

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20.00

Intelligence operations describe a range of activities including espionage (spying), collecting and processing satellite imagery and running Covert Human intelligence Sources. In this module, you’ll trace the principles of intelligence operations, learn how they’re planned and managed and start to develop the basic skills to conduct them yourself.

Introduction to Security 20.00

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20.00

Security is a broad term that means protection from harm. It can be applied to individuals, communities, businesses, nations, and to cyber space. This module provides a broad foundation of the key security concepts. It also explains the organisational, national, and global context and the factors that influence approaches to security.

Introduction to Resilience 20.00

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20.00

This module aims to provide a thorough foundation to those interested in pursuing resilience related careers in the private sector, government, including civil service, armed forces and police, NGOs (charities), and international organisations. Resilience is no longer an optional extra, but a key requirement that demands skill and agility.

Global Intelligence, Security and Resilience 20.00

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20.00

To succeed in Intelligence, Security and Resilience, a broad knowledge of the global context is required. You’ll learn about our world, the geopolitical and economic processes that shape it, the key dynamics, and consider what the future may have in store. Of central interest are issues that impact the security or resilience an organisation.

Opportunity Modules

You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.

Year 2 Core Modules Credits

Introduction to Structured Analytical Techniques 20.00

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20.00

Analysis is at the heart of intelligence and security analysis and underpins organisational and strategic resilience. Structured Analytical Techniques provide the framework to conduct analysis and decision-makers with auditable assessments. This module introduces reasons for using structured analytical tools and examples to apply to problems.

Advanced Structured Analytical Techniques 20.00

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20.00

In this advanced module, we examine more complex Structured Analytical Techniques and how to incorporate them into an analytical plan in order to conduct increasingly complex and auditable analysis. In this practical module, you should expect to work in teams, taking turns to lead, research, analyse and present back to the wider group.

Research methods 20.00

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20.00

The aim of the module is to provide learners with an introduction to research methods and the skills necessary for planning and conducting research and enquiry within their field of study, discipline or professional contexts.

Optional Modules Credits

Terrorism and Counter Terrorism 20.00

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20.00

The first role of government is to protect its people, so terrorism generates extreme political heat, and efforts to counter it are inordinately expensive. This module considers the political dimensions along with counter-terrorist tactics including intelligence, special forces, and measures to protect from terrorist attacks.

Technology and Security 20.00

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20.00

Technology constantly evolves and if organisations are to be effective at protecting people, assets, and information, they must understand the threats and opportunities that it presents. You’ll be introduced to new and emerging technologies and how they’re impacting the delivery of the security function at the corporate and strategic level.

Organisational Resilience Challenges: Preparation and Recovery 20.00

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20.00

Organisational resilience may be determined by two phases: planning for crisis and reacting to and recovering from a crisis event. This module examines both aspects and the linkages between them. You’ll learn the importance of leadership and communication and how they are applied in different organisational settings.

Corporate Intelligence and Security 20.00

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20.00

For modern corporations, corporate intelligence and security provides not only competitive advantage, but a key to survival in a fast paced, interconnected, and “permacrisis” world. This module provides an overview of the corporate world and how it employs intelligence and security (physical and cyber) services