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AJS/554

Concepts of Physical and Personal Security

3 credits

Total credits

6 weeks

Course length

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University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Course level: Graduate

This course provides the student with an understanding of contemporary concepts of physical facility security and personal protection.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Describe the principles of access control and the types of access control systems.
  • Compare contemporary authorized personnel identification systems technology.
  • Discuss modern technologies in alarm and notification systems along with communication technologies.
  • Cyber Crime, corrupting/hacking system’s reference penetration.

  • Describe procedures for screening and evaluating job applicants.
  • Explain current laws regarding discrimination, sexual harassment and privacy issues in the work environment.
  • Assess the potential liability issues associated with physical facility and personal protection activities.
  • Evaluate the budget implications associated with facility and personal security operations.

  • Discuss contemporary theories of physical protection.
  • Explain effective practices related to facility protection.
  • Evaluate facility vulnerabilities to threats of intentionally destructive activities, as well as natural disasters.
  • Determine the potential for property damage that could be sustained as a result of unintentional behaviors related to facility operations.

  • Discuss the concepts of threat and vulnerability assessment as they relate to personal and executive protection.
  • Explain personal protection concepts related to transportation.
  • Contrast methods for protecting large and small groups of people at work, social, or other events.
  • Discuss the elements of workplace violence.

  • Explain the importance of creating and maintaining an emergency response plan.
  • Discuss the importance of creating a command center.
  • Analyze the planned response to corporate crises and the reasoned managment of such crises.
  • Determine how to effectively deal with the media in a crisis situation.

  • Explain the function of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Critical Infrastructure Security.
  • Discuss the need to understand insider threats.
  • Analyze globalization, terrorism, protection of the homeland and responses by the U.S. Government and its allies.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.