Defence and Security
Program Description
The Defence and Security program includes highly specialised, multidisciplinary courses in military leadership, critical thinking, ethics, and joint warfighting. This world-class qualification is unique in the region and through a combination of lecture, discussion, simulation exercises and applied real-world scenarios, students learn team leadership, professional ethics, joint operations, and resilience of national security through the core principles of contemporary relevance, integration, cooperation, joint-force coordination, and interoperability. Graduates are joint-service military officers that will grow and mature together with their parent Services and national Defence Forces.
Program Structure
| General Education | Core | Elective | Total Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | 36 | 69 | 15 | 120 |
Program Duration
4Years
Study Plan
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG210 | English 2 | 3 | |
| MGT100 | Management Fundamentals | 3 | |
| DAS100 | UAE Defence and Security | 3 | |
| MIL100 | Military Strategy and Theory | 3 | |
| MIL110 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARA100 | Arabic Studies | 3 | |
| Elective | Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG310 | English 3 | 3 | ENG210 |
| DAS110 | Counterterrorism and Security | 3 | |
| ISL100 | Islamic Studies | 3 | |
| MIL120 | Military History | 3 | |
| MIL200 | Decision Science | 3 | MIL100 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTH110 | Calculus 1 | 3 | |
| EMS100 | Emirates Studies | 3 | |
| MIL210 | Modern Warfare | 3 | MIL100 |
| MIL220 | Law of Armed Conflict | 3 | |
| MIL130 | Human Factors for Defence and Security | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Elective | 3 | |
| DAS200 | Non-Traditional Security | 3 | |
| HUM100 | Ethical Studies | 3 | |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHY100 | Physics 1 | 3 | MTH110 |
| BUSS 322 | Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| MIL230 | Military Geographic Information Systems | 3 | |
| MIL240 | Military Weapons Systems | 3 | |
| MIL250 | Military Meteorology | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIL310 | Operations Research | 3 | |
| DAS300 | Regional Security | 3 | |
| SEC303 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 | ENG310 |
| SEC305 | 4th Generation Warfare | 3 | |
| MIL320 | Electronic Warfare | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Elective | 3 | |
| MIL410 | Wargaming and Simulation | 3 | MIL200 |
| MIL400 | Military Innovation | 3 | MIL210 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Code | Name | Credits | PreReq |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC490 | Project in SSDEC Management | 3 | SEC303 |
| SEC404 | Understanding Strategic Threats | 3 | |
| DAS400 | Information Operations | 3 | |
| MIL300 | UAE Armed Forces | 3 | |
| MIL420 | Civil-Military Coordination | 3 |
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