Bachelor of Security Studies and Bachelor of Planning

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Security Studies equips students with a comprehensive understanding of security from various perspectives, including risk management, emergency response, and law enforcement. It emphasizes critical thinking and analytical techniques for solving contemporary security challenges. The Bachelor of Planning focuses on urban and regional planning, recognizing cultural diversity and cross-cultural approaches. It prepares students for careers in planning, shaping sustainable futures, and fostering inclusiveness and equity.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Our practice-oriented Bachelor of Security Studies will prepare you to meet the needs of this rapidly changing sector by teaching you about security from a range of perspectives, including risk management, emergency response, national resilience, business continuity planning, law enforcement, and the use of military force. And by learning to think critically and develop solutions by using real-world analytical techniques to examine contemporary security challenges, you’ll gain key employability skills. Innovative in its approach to understanding contemporary social, urban, and environmental issues in urban and regional planning, the Bachelor of Planning focuses on recognizing the social and cultural diversity of places and the importance of cross-cultural approaches to research, plan-making, and impact assessment. It will not only prepare you for a career in planning in which you have the power to shape more livable and sustainable futures but will also give you a distinctive edge among your peers.

Careers:

With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.

Other:

• Study a degree that combines the academic study of security theories and issues with practical, analytical, and technical skills.
• Learn the skills needed in critical thinking, structured intelligence analysis, and policy evaluation for security analysis roles.
• Gain experience in operational planning, innovation, and policy evaluation by using scenario exercises and dynamic simulations.
• Hone your skills alongside experts in Europe, North America, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or the Philippines.
• Study the only degree in Sydney that integrates social and environmental domains in the planning and design of sustainable cities.
• Learn from active researchers and leading practitioners.
• Learn about the cultural, economic, environmental, and social dimensions of planning, with a focus on urban management.
• Embrace the principles of inclusiveness, equity, and diversity.
• Fast-track your learning by up to two years and save both time and money.
• Personalize your double degree by choosing the combination you consider will best kick-start your career.