Professional Doctorate in Security Risk Management, DSyRM, University of Portsmouth

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
DSyRM	Part-time	4 - 7 years	October	GBP 0 per year	GBP 0 per year

About Professional Doctorate in Security Risk Management, DSyRM - at University of Portsmouth

Benefits of a Prof Doc in Security Risk Management (DSyRM)

The Professional Doctorate in Security Risk Management (D.SyRM) is a structured, part-time programme targeted towards security professionals in the UK and overseas. It comprises a taught element delivered through a small number of workshops in Portsmouth for the first two years and then up to five years of supervised research leading to a thesis.

The aim of the course is to provide a framework for security professionals to reflect on and contribute to practice in their area of work. Its emphasis is on developing researching professionals (which is distinct from the more traditional PhD route which aims to develop professional researchers).

Students on the programme welcome the opportunity to enhance their professional standing in their areas of expertise while developing important new knowledge in those areas. They are drawn from a variety of backgrounds including:

Corporate security
Commercial security
International security
Security training sector
Business continuity and crisis management
Policing
Military

The overall aim of the course is to develop security professionals whose work informs, and is informed by, original research in the field. Current research topics include:

Managing complex crises
Securing the oil and gas sector
Security of tax havens

Structure and teaching

A central feature of this programme is that you will be studying with the same cohort of people throughout. The interaction that this provides will give you the opportunity to work, learn and develop together. This avoids the sense of isolation that some PhD students experience.

For students who require a Visa to enter the UK then it must be noted that ID checks will take place at the start of the academic year on campus with the University UK Visa and Immigration Team as part of the normal student registration process.

The doctoral programme aims to develop your research ability in the broad area of security risk management to an advanced level and promote evidence-based practice development. The development of the quality and value of your practice and research will be enhanced through:

Seminars and workshops on critical research and security-related issues specifically focused on the development needs of security professionals
Support from staff and peers to support you in reaching the necessary (doctoral) standard
Supervision from a team with a very wide range of development and research interests and many years of professional experience
Access to University of Portsmouth library facilities including a large number of e-books, journals and databases accessed electronically
Access to additional, targeted training courses delivered through our Graduate School to meet any specific learning needs related to your individual research
The use of an online learning environment enabling you to keep in easy touch with your peers and the course team
Development of wider national and international perspectives through networking with your peer group
Building ongoing productive links between security organisations
Raising the profile, credibility and influence of your profession in both academic and practice contexts

How you're assessed

You will be assessed on the strength of your thesis, which is up to 50,000 words. The assessment includes two elements: i) a 50 minute presentation with an invited audience (plus 10 minutes of Q and As); followed by ii) a Viva Voce conducted by external and internal examiners.

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/research

Entry requirements

A master's degree in an appropriate subject. Applicants must be professionally engaged in a security related area. All applicants will be invited to attend a face-to-face or telephone interview.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

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