Degree Programme in Security and Safety Management, MSc (Tech)
Contact
| Head of the Degree Programme: | Jouni Kivistö-Rahnasto |
| Study Coordinator: | Elina Kangastupa |
Learning Outcomes
| - | After graduating from the master's programme, the student:
-understands how local and global processes affect the changing security, safety and risk management demands from the level of individual enterprises, businesses and local business environments through the level of national security policy, regional security complexes and global governance -recognizes key differences and similarities between the requirements of safety management and security governance within private and public sphere as well as in the work of the third sector both locally and globally -can explain the basic concepts and terms of risk management and safety leadership -is familiar with the key approaches and theories in international security studies, societal security and security governance research and is able to apply them to practical problem-solving situations and empirical research cases -is able to analytically evaluate how distant and complex global processes affect the reliability, safety and risks of local systems and working environments and how security dynamics in local contexts can have repercussions on national and regional policies and how they are interlinked with global security governance concerns -masters the ability to analytically and critically evaluate the changing demands of safety management, security governance, risk analysis and their interrelationship -is able to collaborate and have a dialogue with different stakeholders across the security political and safety management sectors -is able to evaluate the economic consequences of the occupational accidents and illnesses as well as understand the basic strategies of accident prevention -has the ability to construct innovative research puzzles based on existing research literature that aim to yield new research results with practical relevance -has the ability to work as an active and constructive leader across different disciplinary fields and working environments related to security and safety management |
Structure
Common Core Studies, 20 cr
Learning Outcomes
| - | The study module provides students with an in-depth understanding of risk management and the knowledge and skills to manage organisational risks.
Upon successful completion of the study module, students: -will be able to identify and analyse the safety, health and environmental risks related to production, products and services -will learn how to prevent accidents, minimise damages and improve the overall safety of production processes and other activities -will have the ability to access, organise and refine data and to integrate and apply their knowledge to address safety and security issues that cut across multiple disciplines -will be prepared to pursue multiprofessional and cross-disciplinary collaboration. |
Compulsory courses
| Course | Credit points | Class |
| KIE-10016 Suomi-startti | 3 cr | IV |
| TTA-86067 Introduction to Graduate Studies | 2 cr | IV |
| TTA-86076 Introduction to Security Studies, Governance and Safety Management | 5 cr | IV |
| TTA-86086 Current Trends in Safety and Security Management | 5 cr | IV |
| YHTTAY-62066 Advanced Introduction to Research Methods | 5 cr | IV |
| Total | 20 cr |
Major Studies
| Study block | Credit points |
| Safety Management and Engineering | 30 cr |
Minor Studies
The elective module (min. 20 cr) can be freely selected from the modules offered in English.
Elective Studies, 10 cr
Learning Outcomes
| - | The student can freely select courses which she/he wants to study. The student can also choose courses offered in the MSc (Admin) Master's degree in Security and Safety Management, i.e. in the major Security Governance.
If a student has graduated from a Finnish UAS, some studies (usually Mathematics) are defined to complement the competences. Complementary studies are defined case by case. |
Diplomityö, 35 cr
Learning Outcomes
| - | The programme culminates in a Master's Thesis, which is a large independent scientific assignment. It is written independently by each student. The students gain ability to understand the scientific and professional concepts of the major. With the thesis the students demonstrate that they know how to analyze big entities, use relevant literature, gather appropriate empirical data, write research reports in a creative manner, and deduce relevant conclusions. With the help of the thesis, the students show their capability to understand the big picture. In connection with the thesis, the students have to write a proficiency test, which is an essay written on a topic related to the thesis. The maturity test demonstrates the students' command of the thesis topic. |
Compulsory courses
| Course | Credit points | Class |
| OPN-9006 Diplomityö | 30 cr | V |
| TTA-86096 Master's Thesis Seminar | 5 cr | V |
| TUT-8930 Proficiency Test for Master's Thesis | 0 cr | V |
| Total | 35 cr |