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About the course
Study how organisations assess security needs and manage protective services responsibly. You will connect risk analysis, personnel, technology and governance while designing proportionate controls for a defined setting.
What you'll learn
- Assess threats, vulnerabilities and consequences in a case.
- Compare protective measures against proportionality and cost.
- Plan security-service resources and responsibilities.
- Evaluate incident records and management controls.
- Present an evidence-based security improvement plan.
Requirements
- Entry requires relevant A Level subjects or a National Certificate in a related policing, law, defence or security field. English Language is required. A relevant National Diploma may support second-year entry where BMIT approves module equivalence and professional rules permit. Advanced entry is not automatic.
- African Kalanga is a compulsory graduation subject in every year of this programme. BMIT confirms the approved entry route, any recognition of prior learning and access to required practical facilities before enrolment.
Course content
Sections: 4
•Activities: 1
•Resources: 39
Subjects in this programme
The complete subject sequence below moves from foundations to specialist application. Stages show learning progression. Practical work and the final project draw together the subjects studied.
33 subjects are listed below, with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Stage 1: Foundations
- Academic Literacy and Study Practice. Develop the reading, writing and evidence skills needed for study. You will examine reading strategies, argument structure, academic paragraphs. Write an evidence-based essay and document your revision decisions.
- Digital Business Skills. Use everyday digital tools to organise business information accurately. You will build reliable spreadsheets, manage documents and share work responsibly. Activities address uneven connectivity, accessible communication and the protection of personal information in small organisations and public offices.
- Business Communication. Prepare purposeful communication for colleagues, customers and decision makers. You will organise evidence, adjust tone for different audiences and check whether a message leads to the intended action. Examples include multilingual workplaces, professional correspondence and short management reports.
- Foundations of Public Administration. Examine how public institutions organise accountable services. You will examine public purpose, administrative systems, institutions. Map responsibilities and service flow in a public-service case.
- Political Studies. Compare political institutions, ideas and participation. You will examine political authority, ideologies, political institutions. Analyse a public decision through contrasting political perspectives.
- Microeconomics. Study how households and firms make choices under scarcity. You will examine prices, incentives and market structures, then use diagrams and calculations to explain changes in behaviour. Examples include food markets, informal enterprises and access to essential services.
- Macroeconomics. Examine output, employment, inflation and external trade at economy level. You will connect household and business conditions to fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate decisions. Work with published indicators while distinguishing nominal values, real changes and differences between national contexts.
- Public Ethics and Accountability. Evaluate conduct through public duties and transparent reasoning. You will examine public interest, conflicts of interest, transparency. Analyse an ethical public-service case and document a response.
- Business Statistics. Summarise data and judge the strength of numerical evidence. You will distinguish a population from a sample, choose appropriate summaries and interpret uncertainty. Business examples cover demand, customer service, workforce information and variation in operating performance.
- Research Methods and Evidence Analysis. Plan an enquiry suited to a specific social or organisational question. You will compare qualitative and quantitative approaches, prepare ethical data collection and assess evidence quality. The module connects research questions to sampling, analysis and clear reporting of uncertainty and limitations.
Stage 2: Core subjects
- Security Services Administration. Organise authorised services around client needs and accountability. You will examine service scope, staff responsibilities, documentation. Prepare an administrative plan excluding tactical procedures.
- Security Law, Ethics and Privacy. Examine lawful boundaries of security and information handling. You will examine authorised roles, rights, privacy. Analyse a service scenario using current supplied law.
- Security Risk and Loss Prevention. Evaluate organisational losses and proportionate preventive controls. You will examine assets, threat categories, vulnerability. Prepare a civilian organisational loss-risk assessment.
- Crime, Offending and Criminological Theory. Compare explanations of crime using available evidence. You will examine crime concepts, measurement, explanatory theories. Compare explanations for a specified crime pattern.
- Crime Prevention and Community Safety. Evaluate prevention through local evidence and participation. You will examine problem analysis, social prevention, environmental context. Develop a civilian community-safety plan.
- Business Continuity and Emergency Planning. Plan essential services through disruption and recovery. You will examine essential services, impact assessment, continuity options. Prepare a continuity plan and classroom exercise.
- Occupational Health and Safety Management. Organise workplace prevention around hazard evidence. You will examine hazard identification, risk assessment, control hierarchy. Prepare a supervised workplace risk assessment.
- Incident Analysis and Safety Auditing. Use incident evidence to identify systemic improvements. You will examine incident evidence, causal analysis, inspection. Prepare an incident review and corrective-action register.
- Public Organisation and Management. Analyse coordination in public organisations. You will examine structures, delegation, coordination. Evaluate an organisation and propose a specific administrative improvement.
- People Management for Line Managers. Manage everyday employment responsibilities using fair, documented processes. You will plan staffing, define work expectations and respond to performance and relationship problems. Activities connect operational needs with employee development, wellbeing and the proper referral of complex employment matters.
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
- Corporate Compliance Management. Design controls for organisational legal obligations. You will examine obligation registers, compliance roles, risk assessment. Prepare a compliance plan and evidence register.
- Corporate Governance and Accountability. Examine how boards, executives and assurance functions share responsibility for organisational direction and control. You will analyse accountability arrangements and conflicts of interest, then assess the quality of governance information. Cases consider private companies, public entities and member-based organisations.
- Investigation Principles and Evidence Management. Organise lawful fact-finding through reviewable records. You will examine investigation questions, planning, evidence records. Prepare a non-operational investigation plan from a supplied file.
- Financial Forensic Investigation. Analyse suspected irregularities through lawful documented enquiry. You will examine case scoping, financial records, transaction analysis. Analyse fictional transactions and prepare a findings report.
- Project Management Foundations. Organise a defined piece of work with a clear objective, scope and responsibilities. You will distinguish projects from continuing operations and prepare basic plans for time, resources and communication. The module develops practical records for monitoring progress and recording agreed changes.
- Monitoring and Evaluation. Build evidence systems for programme decisions. You will examine theory of change, indicators, baselines. Prepare a monitoring plan and evaluation questions.
- Leadership and Organisational Change. Compare approaches to leadership and examine how change affects people and work. You will practise diagnosing resistance, communicating a credible direction and distributing responsibility. Cases address leadership across hierarchy, culture and professional roles, with attention to power and ethical conduct.
- Quality Management and Improvement. Examine how quality is designed, monitored and improved in goods and services. You will define requirements, analyse variation and investigate causes of failure. The module connects improvement tools with customer evidence, process ownership and the practical need to verify whether a change works.
- Workplace Learning and Professional Portfolio. Connect taught subjects with supervised or carefully designed simulated professional work. You will agree learning objectives, record tasks and evaluate your decisions against evidence. The portfolio makes your individual contribution visible and identifies areas requiring further practice or specialist supervision.
- Integrated Business Research Project. Investigate a defined business problem by combining knowledge from several management subjects. You will frame a useful question, gather appropriate evidence and compare feasible responses. The final report explains the recommendation, implementation implications and limitations of the enquiry rather than claiming certainty.
African History and Pan Africanism
- African History and Pan Africanism 101 (Level 1, compulsory core module): Study African history through oral, written and archaeological evidence. Examine the diversity of African societies, knowledge and exchange, then trace the emergence of Pan African ideas about identity, solidarity and self-determination.
- African History and Pan Africanism 201 (Level 2, compulsory core module): Examine colonial change, resistance and liberation across Africa, with attention to Zimbabwe and South Africa. Compare Pan African movements, organisations and debates, including contributions from women, workers and diaspora communities.
- African History and Pan Africanism 301 (Level 3, compulsory core module): Evaluate the legacy of Pan Africanism in continental and regional cooperation, culture and public life. Apply historical inquiry to a heritage, community or professional issue, recognising both achievements and contested interpretations.
Assessment and practical learning
- Risk and control-analysis exercises.
- Security-service and incident-management case tasks.
- An integrated protection plan and oral defence.
Practical application
Prepare a proposed security-management plan for a fictional organisation. Use non-sensitive diagrams, define responsibilities and evaluate prevention, response reporting and review arrangements without testing live systems.
African History and Pan Africanism practical learning
- African History and Pan Africanism 101: Create an annotated timeline or digital learning poster on a selected African society or historical development. Compare at least two credible sources and explain one connection with your field of study.
- African History and Pan Africanism 201: Develop a comparative case study of a liberation issue or Pan African debate relevant to Southern Africa. Use a historical document alongside a scholarly account and explain differences in purpose and interpretation.
- African History and Pan Africanism 301: Prepare a sourced heritage or civic-learning project connected with your field or a Southern African community. Explain its historical basis, audience, permission needs and limits. Obtain consent if you conduct interviews.
Subject descriptions
Each subject below includes its purpose, learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment approach.
Academic Literacy and Study Practice
Stage 1: Foundations
Develop the reading, writing and evidence skills needed for study. You will examine reading strategies, argument structure, academic paragraphs. Write an evidence-based essay and document your revision decisions.
Learning outcomes
- Explain reading strategies in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between argument structure and academic paragraphs.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing referencing, information checking and study planning.
Main topics
- Reading strategies
- Argument structure
- Academic paragraphs
- Referencing
- Information checking
- Study planning
Practical task
Write an evidence-based essay and document your revision decisions.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Digital Business Skills
Stage 1: Foundations
Use everyday digital tools to organise business information accurately. You will build reliable spreadsheets, manage documents and share work responsibly. Activities address uneven connectivity, accessible communication and the protection of personal information in small organisations and public offices.
Learning outcomes
- Build a checked spreadsheet
- Organise retrievable business documents
- Apply appropriate access permissions
Main topics
- File organisation
- Word processing
- Spreadsheet formulas
- Presentations
- Collaborative working
- Privacy and access
Practical task
Create a shared office information pack with formulas, document versions and access instructions.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Business Communication
Stage 1: Foundations
Prepare purposeful communication for colleagues, customers and decision makers. You will organise evidence, adjust tone for different audiences and check whether a message leads to the intended action. Examples include multilingual workplaces, professional correspondence and short management reports.
Learning outcomes
- Write a concise business report
- Record decisions and assigned actions
- Present evidence for a defined audience
Main topics
- Audience and purpose
- Professional correspondence
- Report structure
- Meeting records
- Presentations
- Intercultural communication
Practical task
Produce a report, meeting record and five-minute briefing about a service problem.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Foundations of Public Administration
Stage 1: Foundations
Examine how public institutions organise accountable services. You will examine public purpose, administrative systems, institutions. Map responsibilities and service flow in a public-service case.
Learning outcomes
- Explain public purpose in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between administrative systems and institutions.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing public servants, service delivery and accountability.
Main topics
- Public purpose
- Administrative systems
- Institutions
- Public servants
- Service delivery
- Accountability
Practical task
Map responsibilities and service flow in a public-service case.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Political Studies
Stage 1: Foundations
Compare political institutions, ideas and participation. You will examine political authority, ideologies, political institutions. Analyse a public decision through contrasting political perspectives.
Learning outcomes
- Explain political authority in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between ideologies and political institutions.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing representation, participation and power.
Main topics
- Political authority
- Ideologies
- Political institutions
- Representation
- Participation
- Power
Practical task
Analyse a public decision through contrasting political perspectives.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Microeconomics
Stage 1: Foundations
Study how households and firms make choices under scarcity. You will examine prices, incentives and market structures, then use diagrams and calculations to explain changes in behaviour. Examples include food markets, informal enterprises and access to essential services.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse a market change
- Calculate and interpret elasticity
- Compare competitive and concentrated markets
Main topics
- Scarcity and choice
- Demand and supply
- Elasticity
- Consumer choice
- Production and costs
- Market structures
Practical task
Explain a local price change using data, diagrams and alternative explanations.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Macroeconomics
Stage 1: Foundations
Examine output, employment, inflation and external trade at economy level. You will connect household and business conditions to fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate decisions. Work with published indicators while distinguishing nominal values, real changes and differences between national contexts.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret a macroeconomic indicator
- Explain a policy transmission process
- Distinguish nominal and real changes
Main topics
- National accounts
- Growth and employment
- Inflation
- Fiscal policy
- Money and banking
- External balance
Practical task
Prepare an economic conditions briefing comparing two Southern African economies.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Public Ethics and Accountability
Stage 1: Foundations
Evaluate conduct through public duties and transparent reasoning. You will examine public interest, conflicts of interest, transparency. Analyse an ethical public-service case and document a response.
Learning outcomes
- Explain public interest in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between conflicts of interest and transparency.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing integrity controls, complaints and accountability.
Main topics
- Public interest
- Conflicts of interest
- Transparency
- Integrity controls
- Complaints
- Accountability
Practical task
Analyse an ethical public-service case and document a response.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Business Statistics
Stage 1: Foundations
Summarise data and judge the strength of numerical evidence. You will distinguish a population from a sample, choose appropriate summaries and interpret uncertainty. Business examples cover demand, customer service, workforce information and variation in operating performance.
Learning outcomes
- Select an appropriate data summary
- Interpret a confidence interval
- Explain limits of a correlation
Main topics
- Sampling
- Descriptive statistics
- Probability distributions
- Confidence intervals
- Hypothesis testing
- Correlation and regression
Practical task
Analyse an anonymised service dataset and write a short evidence report.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Research Methods and Evidence Analysis
Stage 1: Foundations
Plan an enquiry suited to a specific social or organisational question. You will compare qualitative and quantitative approaches, prepare ethical data collection and assess evidence quality. The module connects research questions to sampling, analysis and clear reporting of uncertainty and limitations.
Learning outcomes
- Formulate a research question
- Select a defensible research design
- Prepare an ethical data collection plan
Main topics
- Research questions
- Literature review
- Design choices
- Sampling
- Ethics
- Data analysis
Practical task
Submit a research proposal, instruments and a worked analysis of a pilot dataset.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Security Services Administration
Stage 2: Core subjects
Organise authorised services around client needs and accountability. You will examine service scope, staff responsibilities, documentation. Prepare an administrative plan excluding tactical procedures.
Learning outcomes
- Explain service scope in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between staff responsibilities and documentation.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing client relations, quality and accountability.
Main topics
- Service scope
- Staff responsibilities
- Documentation
- Client relations
- Quality
- Accountability
Practical task
Prepare an administrative plan excluding tactical procedures.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Security Law, Ethics and Privacy
Stage 2: Core subjects
Examine lawful boundaries of security and information handling. You will examine authorised roles, rights, privacy. Analyse a service scenario using current supplied law.
Learning outcomes
- Explain authorised roles in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between rights and privacy.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing data handling, professional conduct and complaints.
Main topics
- Authorised roles
- Rights
- Privacy
- Data handling
- Professional conduct
- Complaints
Practical task
Analyse a service scenario using current supplied law.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Security Risk and Loss Prevention
Stage 2: Core subjects
Evaluate organisational losses and proportionate preventive controls. You will examine assets, threat categories, vulnerability. Prepare a civilian organisational loss-risk assessment.
Learning outcomes
- Explain assets in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between threat categories and vulnerability.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing risk evaluation, preventive controls and review.
Main topics
- Assets
- Threat categories
- Vulnerability
- Risk evaluation
- Preventive controls
- Review
Practical task
Prepare a civilian organisational loss-risk assessment.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Crime, Offending and Criminological Theory
Stage 2: Core subjects
Compare explanations of crime using available evidence. You will examine crime concepts, measurement, explanatory theories. Compare explanations for a specified crime pattern.
Learning outcomes
- Explain crime concepts in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between measurement and explanatory theories.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing social context, offending patterns and prevention.
Main topics
- Crime concepts
- Measurement
- Explanatory theories
- Social context
- Offending patterns
- Prevention
Practical task
Compare explanations for a specified crime pattern.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Stage 2: Core subjects
Evaluate prevention through local evidence and participation. You will examine problem analysis, social prevention, environmental context. Develop a civilian community-safety plan.
Learning outcomes
- Explain problem analysis in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between social prevention and environmental context.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing partnerships, rights and evaluation.
Main topics
- Problem analysis
- Social prevention
- Environmental context
- Partnerships
- Rights
- Evaluation
Practical task
Develop a civilian community-safety plan.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Business Continuity and Emergency Planning
Stage 2: Core subjects
Plan essential services through disruption and recovery. You will examine essential services, impact assessment, continuity options. Prepare a continuity plan and classroom exercise.
Learning outcomes
- Explain essential services in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between impact assessment and continuity options.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing communication, recovery and exercises.
Main topics
- Essential services
- Impact assessment
- Continuity options
- Communication
- Recovery
- Exercises
Practical task
Prepare a continuity plan and classroom exercise.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Occupational Health and Safety Management
Stage 2: Core subjects
Organise workplace prevention around hazard evidence. You will examine hazard identification, risk assessment, control hierarchy. Prepare a supervised workplace risk assessment.
Learning outcomes
- Explain hazard identification in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between risk assessment and control hierarchy.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing training, incident records and review.
Main topics
- Hazard identification
- Risk assessment
- Control hierarchy
- Training
- Incident records
- Review
Practical task
Prepare a supervised workplace risk assessment.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Incident Analysis and Safety Auditing
Stage 2: Core subjects
Use incident evidence to identify systemic improvements. You will examine incident evidence, causal analysis, inspection. Prepare an incident review and corrective-action register.
Learning outcomes
- Explain incident evidence in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between causal analysis and inspection.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing audit criteria, corrective action and follow-up.
Main topics
- Incident evidence
- Causal analysis
- Inspection
- Audit criteria
- Corrective action
- Follow-up
Practical task
Prepare an incident review and corrective-action register.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Public Organisation and Management
Stage 2: Core subjects
Analyse coordination in public organisations. You will examine structures, delegation, coordination. Evaluate an organisation and propose a specific administrative improvement.
Learning outcomes
- Explain structures in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between delegation and coordination.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing organisational culture, performance and administrative reform.
Main topics
- Structures
- Delegation
- Coordination
- Organisational culture
- Performance
- Administrative reform
Practical task
Evaluate an organisation and propose a specific administrative improvement.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
People Management for Line Managers
Stage 2: Core subjects
Manage everyday employment responsibilities using fair, documented processes. You will plan staffing, define work expectations and respond to performance and relationship problems. Activities connect operational needs with employee development, wellbeing and the proper referral of complex employment matters.
Learning outcomes
- Draft a role description
- Conduct structured performance feedback
- Plan a staff development response
Main topics
- Workforce needs
- Job descriptions
- Recruitment participation
- Performance feedback
- Development planning
- Employee relations
Practical task
Compile a line manager's staffing and performance improvement file.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Corporate Compliance Management
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Design controls for organisational legal obligations. You will examine obligation registers, compliance roles, risk assessment. Prepare a compliance plan and evidence register.
Learning outcomes
- Explain obligation registers in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between compliance roles and risk assessment.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing controls, monitoring and reporting.
Main topics
- Obligation registers
- Compliance roles
- Risk assessment
- Controls
- Monitoring
- Reporting
Practical task
Prepare a compliance plan and evidence register.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Corporate Governance and Accountability
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Examine how boards, executives and assurance functions share responsibility for organisational direction and control. You will analyse accountability arrangements and conflicts of interest, then assess the quality of governance information. Cases consider private companies, public entities and member-based organisations.
Learning outcomes
- Map governance responsibilities
- Analyse a governance weakness
- Recommend an accountability improvement
Main topics
- Board responsibilities
- Accountability
- Committees
- Conflicts of interest
- Assurance coordination
- Governance reporting
Practical task
Prepare a governance review with a responsibility map and prioritised recommendations.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Investigation Principles and Evidence Management
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Organise lawful fact-finding through reviewable records. You will examine investigation questions, planning, evidence records. Prepare a non-operational investigation plan from a supplied file.
Learning outcomes
- Explain investigation questions in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between planning and evidence records.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing lawful interviews, integrity and reporting.
Main topics
- Investigation questions
- Planning
- Evidence records
- Lawful interviews
- Integrity
- Reporting
Practical task
Prepare a non-operational investigation plan from a supplied file.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Financial Forensic Investigation
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Analyse suspected irregularities through lawful documented enquiry. You will examine case scoping, financial records, transaction analysis. Analyse fictional transactions and prepare a findings report.
Learning outcomes
- Explain case scoping in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between financial records and transaction analysis.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing evidence integrity, reporting and limitations.
Main topics
- Case scoping
- Financial records
- Transaction analysis
- Evidence integrity
- Reporting
- Limitations
Practical task
Analyse fictional transactions and prepare a findings report.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Project Management Foundations
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Organise a defined piece of work with a clear objective, scope and responsibilities. You will distinguish projects from continuing operations and prepare basic plans for time, resources and communication. The module develops practical records for monitoring progress and recording agreed changes.
Learning outcomes
- Define a project scope
- Build a work breakdown structure
- Report project progress
Main topics
- Project purpose
- Life cycle
- Scope
- Work breakdown
- Responsibilities
- Progress reporting
Practical task
Prepare a project charter, work breakdown and progress report for a small initiative.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Build evidence systems for programme decisions. You will examine theory of change, indicators, baselines. Prepare a monitoring plan and evaluation questions.
Learning outcomes
- Explain theory of change in a relevant case.
- Analyse the relationship between indicators and baselines.
- Produce a reasoned response addressing data collection, analysis and use of findings.
Main topics
- Theory of change
- Indicators
- Baselines
- Data collection
- Analysis
- Use of findings
Practical task
Prepare a monitoring plan and evaluation questions.
Assessment
Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.
Leadership and Organisational Change
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Compare approaches to leadership and examine how change affects people and work. You will practise diagnosing resistance, communicating a credible direction and distributing responsibility. Cases address leadership across hierarchy, culture and professional roles, with attention to power and ethical conduct.
Learning outcomes
- Compare leadership approaches
- Analyse resistance to change
- Design a participatory change plan
Main topics
- Leadership theories
- Power and influence
- Change diagnosis
- Communication
- Participation
- Change evaluation
Practical task
Develop and present a change proposal with stakeholder responses and review measures.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Quality Management and Improvement
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Examine how quality is designed, monitored and improved in goods and services. You will define requirements, analyse variation and investigate causes of failure. The module connects improvement tools with customer evidence, process ownership and the practical need to verify whether a change works.
Learning outcomes
- Specify a quality requirement
- Analyse process variation
- Evaluate an improvement result
Main topics
- Quality requirements
- Process variation
- Quality costs
- Root-cause analysis
- Improvement cycles
- Quality systems
Practical task
Complete a quality improvement investigation with baseline and follow-up measures.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Workplace Learning and Professional Portfolio
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Connect taught subjects with supervised or carefully designed simulated professional work. You will agree learning objectives, record tasks and evaluate your decisions against evidence. The portfolio makes your individual contribution visible and identifies areas requiring further practice or specialist supervision.
Learning outcomes
- Set assessable workplace objectives
- Document your contribution
- Evaluate professional learning needs
Main topics
- Learning agreement
- Professional conduct
- Work evidence
- Supervisor feedback
- Reflective analysis
- Improvement planning
Practical task
Compile a verified or simulated workplace portfolio with supervisor or facilitator feedback.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Integrated Business Research Project
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Investigate a defined business problem by combining knowledge from several management subjects. You will frame a useful question, gather appropriate evidence and compare feasible responses. The final report explains the recommendation, implementation implications and limitations of the enquiry rather than claiming certainty.
Learning outcomes
- Frame a researchable business problem
- Analyse relevant evidence
- Defend a feasible recommendation
Main topics
- Problem definition
- Research ethics
- Evidence collection
- Analysis
- Recommendations
- Implementation evaluation
Practical task
Complete an individual business investigation and present the resulting improvement proposal.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
African History and Pan Africanism 101
Compulsory core module · Level 1
Study African history through oral, written and archaeological evidence. Examine the diversity of African societies, knowledge and exchange, then trace the emergence of Pan African ideas about identity, solidarity and self-determination.
Learning outcomes
- Place selected African societies and events within a supported historical timeline.
- Compare historical sources and identify perspective, evidence and uncertainty.
- Explain the foundations of Pan Africanism and the contributions of Africans and the diaspora.
Main topics
- Historical inquiry, chronology, oral traditions and source evaluation
- African civilisations, states, trade, livelihoods and knowledge systems
- Southern African history, including Mapungubgwe and Great Zimbabwe
- Slavery, the African diaspora and changing ideas about identity
- Origins of Pan Africanism, solidarity, self-determination and cultural expression
Practical task
Create an annotated timeline or digital learning poster on a selected African society or historical development. Compare at least two credible sources and explain one connection with your field of study.
Assessment
Submit the timeline or poster, an annotated source list and a short explanation of the evidence. Assessment considers chronology, historical accuracy, source judgement and the clarity of your interpretation.
Learning resources
African History and Pan Africanism 201
Compulsory core module · Level 2
Examine colonial change, resistance and liberation across Africa, with attention to Zimbabwe and South Africa. Compare Pan African movements, organisations and debates, including contributions from women, workers and diaspora communities.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse the effects of colonial rule on land, labour, institutions and social relations.
- Compare liberation movements and Pan African arguments using contextual evidence.
- Explain how different groups shaped independence, solidarity and debates about freedom.
Main topics
- Colonial rule, land, labour, education and forms of resistance
- Nationalism, liberation and the end of colonial rule and apartheid
- Pan African congresses, organisations and contrasting interpretations
- Women, labour movements and diaspora participation
- The Organisation of African Unity and debates about unity, sovereignty and development
Practical task
Develop a comparative case study of a liberation issue or Pan African debate relevant to Southern Africa. Use a historical document alongside a scholarly account and explain differences in purpose and interpretation.
Assessment
Submit the case study, a source comparison and a reflection on your conclusions. Assessment considers context, evidence, recognition of different perspectives and the quality of your argument.
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African History and Pan Africanism 301
Compulsory core module · Level 3
Evaluate the legacy of Pan Africanism in continental and regional cooperation, culture and public life. Apply historical inquiry to a heritage, community or professional issue, recognising both achievements and contested interpretations.
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate continuity and change from the Organisation of African Unity to the African Union.
- Assess a contemporary Pan African issue using historical evidence and contrasting views.
- Develop an ethical, well-sourced project connecting African history with your field or community.
Main topics
- The African Union, regional cooperation and Southern African integration
- Agenda 2063, development and debates about continental priorities
- Citizenship, migration, diaspora connections and cultural exchange
- African knowledge, heritage, public history and contested narratives
- Research ethics, source attribution and evaluation of a community or professional project
Practical task
Prepare a sourced heritage or civic-learning project connected with your field or a Southern African community. Explain its historical basis, audience, permission needs and limits. Obtain consent if you conduct interviews.
Assessment
Submit a project brief, an annotated source portfolio, a public-facing learning resource and an evaluation of your interpretation. Assessment considers evidence, ethical practice, historical reasoning and usefulness to the intended audience.
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Bachelor of Arts in Security Management
Course modified date: 13 October 2026
Study how organisations assess security needs and manage protective services responsibly. You will connect risk analysis, personnel, technology and governance while designing proportionate controls for a defined setting.
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