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SEC/421
Personnel Security and Executive Protection
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.
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.
Course level: Upper Division
This course provides the student with an understanding of the procedures, techniques, and technology associated with the protection of executives, employees, customers, and the general public from intentional harm, accidents, and naturally occurring emergencies.
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
- Explain the primary and secondary purposes of an executive protection detail.
- Describe the executive protection benefits to a corporation or an individual protectee.
- Explain the importance of risk assessment.
- Identify commonly made mistakes in the execution of executive protection.
- Analyze data and intelligence needed to establish a protective effort framework.
- Describe advance planning criterion and procedures for executive protection operations.
- Compare the benefits and risks of private travel with those of public transportation.
- Identify procedures for executive protection at public events and gatherings, hotels, and temporary lodging.
- Explore vulnerabilities of motor vehicle transportation to attacks and explosive devices.
- Develop procedures for emergency extraction of a protectee from a dangerous location or situation.
- Assess home and protectee family risk management practices, including of the use of safe rooms.
- Explain the critical significance of the choreography of executive protection in response to attack.
- Describe procedures for dealing with unarmed confrontation.
- Identify procedures for command post operations.
- Explain the importance of team dynamics for executive protection detail.
- Identify personality traits and attributes of a successful protective specialist.
- Analyze legal considerations for use of force during executive protection operations.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of armed and unarmed protections.
- Identify emergency medical care and specialized equipment requirements.
- Identify defensive and offensive driving techniques.
- Explore the conduct of the protection specialist in regards to ethics, manners, dress, and professionalism.
- Identify leadership traits and behaviors for leading an executive protection program.
- Summarize the importance of Operations Security during executive protection operations.
- Develop strategies for executive protection at media events.
- Evaluate emerging and existing technologies for use in executive protection.
- Assess the potential risks from terrorism, assassinations, kidnappings, and bombings.
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.
Next Steps
Start a conversation about your future with an enrollment representative today.
Transfer Credits
Credit Transfer
Need to transfer credits to another college or university?
Before you enroll in a course, check with your school of choice to make sure they will accept our transfer credits and to understand any requirements or limitations. Then you can complete your course, and request your official transcript be sent to your school. That’s it!
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.
