Field of study: Internal Security

Degree: First-cycle studies, Bachelor’s degree

Mode of study: full-time

Specializations:

1. Cross-border Security and Crisis Management
2. State Defense

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What is Internal Security?

Internal Security is a key field within social sciences covering knowledge of state security systems, uniformed services, crisis management, and the analysis of contemporary threats. The program will prepare you to work in institutions responsible for public order, citizens’ safety, and the protection of state resources, as well as in the private sector dealing with the protection of persons, property, and data. The program emphasizes practical skills—from threat identification, through operational activities, to the use of modern technologies in security. Classes are conducted by specialists with experience in uniformed services, public administration, and security institutions.

What will you learn?

• You will understand the mechanisms of operation of the entities forming the internal security system and the relations between them.
• You will acquire the organizational, analytical, and planning skills necessary for work in uniformed services, as well as other institutions and entities related to security.
• You will learn how to use information and communication technologies (ICT) and modern tools to analyze, adapt, and mitigate the effects of threats.
• You will learn how to manage key processes in entities and areas related to security.

We offer two specialization modules:

1. Cross-border Security and Crisis Management

• Identification, analysis, and assessment of threats within the geopolitical environment of the Republic of Poland;
• Crisis management within the security system;
• Security logistics;
• Professional ethics in uniformed services;
• Combating organized crime, including cross-border crime;
• Protection of personal data and classified information;
• Undertaking activities in the areas of cybersecurity and cyberterrorism.

2. State Defense

• Understanding contemporary armed conflicts;
• Organization and operations of military and non-military systems of state defense and protection;
• Critical infrastructure security;
• The purpose and rules of operation of the Territorial Defense Forces and the defense industry of the Republic of Poland;
• Execution of tasks related to ensuring energy security;
• Designing campaigns promoting pro-defense attitudes and behaviors, as well as the state's defense preparations.
   

Where can you work after graduation?

Employment prospects in the public and private sectors:

Uniformed services, such as: the Police, Specialized Armed Security Formations, the State Fishing Guard, the Armed Forces (including Special Forces), the Prison Service, the Border Guard, the State Fire Service, the Municipal Guard, the Railway Security Guard, the Marshal Guard, the State Protection Service, the Internal Security Agency, the Intelligence Agency, the Military Intelligence and Counterintelligence Service, the Customs and Fiscal Service, the Government Protection Bureau, the Forest Guard, and others.

Public administration: Graduates of the program are sought after in central and local government offices, including the areas of crisis management and civil protection, security, and civil defense, as well as in migration security teams, information security units, monitoring and cybersecurity teams, crisis management teams, and teams responsible for environmental security.

Private sector: security companies and detective agencies (from managing facility security to risk analysis and security strategy planning). Corporations, especially international ones, employ experts in corporate risk management, cybersecurity, and the protection of data and resources. Consulting companies in the field of risk analysis and advisory services (from physical security to digital threats). Areas related to new technologies (IT security, data protection, cybersecurity).

Open the door to work in uniformed services, administration, and institutions responsible for security! Choose a field that provides real, practical competencies, and facilitates development in one of the most important sectors of state functioning.

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