Program Overview

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Safety and Security Management Studies

Official name: Safety and Security Management

The Safety and Security Management Studies (SSMS) program, taught in English, is your gateway to making a difference in addressing global problems such as terrorism, violence, industrial hazards, and creating a safer society.

Type

• Bachelor
• Variant: Full-time, part-time, dual
• Duration: 4 years
• Start: September
• Location: The Hague - Main Campus
• Lesson language: English

For you?

Do you want to address global problems such as terrorism, violence, industrial hazards, and create a safer society? The Safety and Security Management Studies (SSMS) program, taught in English, is your gateway to making a difference.

Located in The Hague, the international city of Peace and Justice, this program equips you with the skills to think critically, perform under pressure, and assess risks effectively.

SSMS is built on three core pillars:

• Public Safety
• International Security
• Industrial QHSES (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, Security/Sustainability)

Admission requirements

You have a Dutch diploma:

• Vooropleiding | Vereiste profiel
• Havo (senior general secondary education) | Culture & Society, Economics & Society, Nature & Health, Nature & Technology
• Vwo (pre-university education) | Culture & Society, Economics & Society, Nature & Health, Nature & Technology
• Mbo (senior secondary vocational education and training) | Level 4, middle management or specialised secondary education programme

You have a non-Dutch diploma:

• To enrol for the SSMS 4 year programme you will need a secondary school diploma comparable to a Dutch HAVO, VWO or MBO (level 4) diploma and a good command of English.

Language requirements

If you were not educated in the Netherlands you usually have to submit a language test to be admitted. Depending on the type and country of your diploma you may however qualify for exemption.

Degree programme content

What will you do each year?

Year 1: The first year is the introductory (propadeutic) year

To be an SSMS professional, you’ll first have to attain a basic understanding of safety and security. This is why year one prepares you with introductory courses like International Law, Criminology, Psychology, Economics, Policy Making, Business Administration and management courses.

Year 2: Delve deeper

Year two is all about building on year one’s foundations, learning how to handle pressure and take on new challenges. You’ll be introduced to Industrial Safety, an important springboard for your future career.

Year 3: Professional skills

Year three is all about the ‘how’ of SSMS. You’ll discover the professional skills needed for safety and security management. For example, modules in year three cover the practicalities of change management, media and communications and cyber security.

Year 4: Internship and graduation

The first three inspiring years at SSMS culminate with a hands-on international internship in year four, which will ultimately define your career. You’ll have access to a professional network of around 40 internationally focused organisations.

Working methods

• Lectures, seminars, study visits, self-study, group activities and project work
• Guest lectures
• Excursions
• Professional tools

Minors

• Shape your degree
• Intelligence Collection & Analysis
• Health, safety and environmental (HSE) management
• Crime, Safety & Security
• Human Security
• Terrorism & Counterterrorism

Career perspective

• What you will become:
  • Aviation Security Manager
  • Policy Advisor
  • Information Security Officer
  • Physical Security Advisor
  • Loss Prevention Specialist
  • Security Risk Analyst

Continue studying

If you’re academically minded, you may want to follow a master’s after graduating from SSMS in fields more related to crisis management, international relations or with a more business oriented curriculum.

Practical information

• How to apply
• Tuition fee
• Scholarships
• Student finance
• Additional Costs
• Visa and residence permit

Official details of the programme

• Official Dutch name of degree programme: Integrale Veiligheidskunde
• Official international name: Safety and Security Management
• Programme code (Isat): 39268
• Institution code (Brin): 27UM

Binding Study Advice (BSA)

To continue your degree programme after the first year, you need to earn 50 of the 60 credits (EC or Credits). In some cases, the degree programme may also require that you pass a specific subject as European art of the credit requirements.