Law & Security Administration - Security and Risk Management
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| Location: | Peterborough |
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| Program Status: | Accepting applications |
| Program Code: | LSR |
| Co-ordinator: | Nancy Newton |
| Credential: | Ontario College Diploma |
| Classes Start: | September 7, 2010 |
| Tuition/ Fees: |
$1,700.25 per semester *
* Tuition and fees subject to change. |
Program Highlights
As technology and society rapidly change, so does the work of a Security and Risk Manager. Security is recognized as one of the fastest growing fields in the world. Learn how to conduct security analyses and recommend appropriate countermeasures, conduct sensitive investigations, and manage security operations to minimize security risks to business enterprises. You will develop the knowledge and capability to operate on many levels within a multi-discipline security organization. Unlike many other security programs that focus more on security officer training, we also take a proactive approach to new concepts in technology -- this is essential to your success as a security professional and provides you with a broader, stronger range of skills.
- our real world field placements provide you with valuable time and experiences to practice what you have learned
- you will work on security assessment and planning, and support projects with partners in the community
- we also provide additional training in crime prevention through environmental design
- learn from program faculty with broad real-life experience and industry contacts
- our program has a strong advisory committee with members who are senior security managers
- program partnerships with local municipalities, corporations and emergency services also benefit our students.
Common First Semester
Students in our Law and Justice diploma programs take the same courses for first semester after choosing and being accepted into one of our programs. This common focus exposes you to a variety of career options and other programs. You will have the freedom to explore while you acquire a base of knowledge and fundamental skills.
Although students are accepted into a specific program for their first semester, the common first semester allows you to change direction if another program or career area is more appealing. You can enter that program in second semester, provided that you have successfully completed first semester and that there is space available.
University Grad?
Are you a university graduate? You may be eligible for direct entry into second semester of this program and graduate in as little as 12 months. Contact the program co-ordinator for more information.
Work Experience
You will be eligible to complete a 120-hour field placement with one of our community partners, upon successful completion of all courses. That means your hands-on training will be thorough, and give you a good idea of what to expect when you start your career.
What it Takes to Succeed
- an interest in law enforcement, security and technology
- high level of motivation, enjoy challenges
- exceptional interpersonal skills
- honesty, integrity, professionalism
- an interest in research and investigation
- analytical and creative thinking
Career Opportunities
Private and public enforcement roles, government investigations, and facility protection have grown to include hundreds of thousands of positions in Canada - which means you'll be in demand as a specialist and manager with applicable specialized training. Positions in the industry include:
- security manager
- corporate investigator
- executive protection consultant
- protection officer
- event security management specialist
- government enforcement officer
- private investigator
- risk management specialist
- fire and safety security specialist
- casino security officer
- hospital/hotel security officer
- ATM armed escort
- police officer
With your highly regarded Fleming College diploma, you'll find your career advances quickly -- our graduates have moved into management positions fairly soon after they land their first job. In the Canadian industrial security industry, security managers or professionals with several years of experience and education can expect to make $45,000.00 - $65,000.00 annually.
Minimum Admission Requirements
OSSD with the majority of credits at the College (C) and Open (O) level, including:
- 2 College (C) English courses (Grade 11 or Grade 12)
When (C) is the minimum course level for admission, (U) or (U/C) courses are also accepted.
Mature Students
If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission.
*Students starting in January are required to attend classes over ths summer semester.
Related Programs
If you haven't yet decided what kind of law enforcement or justice career you'd like to pursue, check out the Law Clerk, or Police Foundations programs.
Additional Costs
Plan on $800 per year for books and supplies.
University Transfer Agreements
Semester 1
College Communication Skills for Law and Justice Professionals
Course Number: COMM153
This first semester course will introduce students to the essential communication skills required to be successful in their chosen post-secondary program. These skills include reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking. Through a series of written assignments, in-class discussions based on readings, and lab activities, students will improve their overall communication skills. Students of COMM153 will engage in a series of activities and assignments designed to provide the essential language skills required for academic success. This course is equivalent to COMM80, with the exception that students receive an additional two hour support seminar to ensure foundational skills are in place.Units: 67.00
Hours: 67.00
College Communications for Law and Justice Professionals
Course Number: COMM080
This first semester course will introduce students to the essential communication skills required to be successful in their chosen post-secondary program. These skills include reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking. Through a series of written assignments, in-class discussions based on readings, and lab activities, students will improve their overall communication skills. Students of COMM80 will engage in a series of activities and assignments designed to provide the essential language skills required for academic success.Units: 37.00
Hours: 37.00
Aboriginal Justice
Course Number: LAWS085
In this course students will identify and examine issues related to Aboriginal Justice in Canada. Specifically, students will focus on the relationship between the Canadian Justice system and Aboriginal Peoples. Historical and contemporary events will be examined to increase understanding of Aboriginal issues. Students will explore alternative justice, and other possible strategies to address the identified problems. Cultural practices and beliefs will also be discussed.Units: 14.00
Hours: 14.00
Career Awareness
Course Number: SOCI122
This introductory course develops a set of generic skills, that support studies at a post-secondary level and provide a foundation for the student's career success.Units: 14.00
Hours: 14.00
Careers in Security Risk Management
Course Number: SOCI138
This course is designed to introduce students to the roles and responsibilities integral to the practice of security and risk management. Particular emphasis will be placed on professional conduct, competencies and strategies for success in the field.Units: 7.00
Hours: 7.00
Intro to Political Science & Public Administration
Course Number: LAWS043
This course provides an introduction to the democratic system of governance in Canada. It includes a description of the organization, structure, interaction, and administration of the three (3) levels of government. The course will introduce and identify the daily problems and issues faced by Canadians in a political context, including public opinion and special interest groups. Major themes explored include a brief introduction to political beliefs and values, an examination of cleavages within the Canadian population, the Canadian constitution, nationalism, and political culture and spectrum. These concepts will be examined in the current forum of the daily politics that unfold during the course. Students will begin to develop research writing skills and group discussion skills. This course is a hybrid course comprised of webct and seminar components.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introduction to Canadian Justice System
Course Number: LAWS044
This course provides an introductory overview of the Canadian Justice System, with special emphasis on the criminal justice system and the responsibilities of enforcement personnel. Contemporary issues affecting the system will be analyzed and discussed.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introduction to Psychology
Course Number: SOCI036
This course offers a systematic approach to exploring human behaviour. The concepts and empirical findings are examined using a variety of theoretical approaches. Major topics include perception, motivation, learning, memory, intelligence, and personality.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introduction to Sociology
Course Number: SOCI123
Through this course, learn the special meanings that Sociology, as a language, assigns to words and how they are organized into concepts and theories. We use these words, concepts and theories to see and make sense of our social world and to talk with others about it, develop the ability to understand our social interactions, the society we create and recreate and how it affects us. Your success will depend very much on your ability in English, ability to send and receive e-mail, use a web browser, engage in discussions in bulletin boards, and other standard operations using a computer.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introductory Computing
Course Number: COMP345
Working in the Windows XP environment, this computer course introduces the student to computer basics (computer terminology, e-mail, file management) and the application and use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software using Microsoft Office 2007. Through the extensive use of hands-on activities, students will gain sufficient knowledge and experience to make productive use of computers as a tool in both college and workplace environments. Students will have the opportunity to attain the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Start Certification if they attain 75% or more on each of the four ICDL Start Certification tests.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 2
Business and Contract Law
Course Number: LAWS004
Business people and consumers in Ontario are affected by a broad spectrum of federal, provincial and municipal laws and a variety of court-created legal principles. This course serves as an introduction to business and consumer law.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Communicating at Work for Law and Justice Professionals
Course Number: COMM147
In this course you will continue to develop your communication skills, with specialized focus on how communication and the written word works in law and justice based professions. This course is designed to help you better understand the communication demands of your eventual career employment. You will continue to reinforce speaking, writing, reading, and listening techniques common to the expectations demanded by the work place of your career choice by applying, at a more sophisticated level, principles of style, structure, mechanics and techniques (for orals).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Issues in Diversity
Course Number: SOCI038
In this course students will critically identify and examine issues in diversity. Specifically, students will focus on topics pertaining to inequality in various social settings, including but not limited to: race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Incorporating social/legal explanations of diversity, students will develop a clear understanding of the impacted groups and possible strategies of community empowerment.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Physical Security Management I
Course Number: LAWS062
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the diverse components which make up the security function, modern technology used in the field, and the importance of the security officer and manager in today's society.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Private Investigation Techniques
Course Number: LAWS065
This course provides students with an overview of investigative process, surveillance and the methods used by investigators to obtain and evaluate information for submission to a client. Knowledge of Criminal Code and statutes is required.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Statutes
Course Number: LAWS075
This course will provide the student with an ability to locate, understand and practically apply various sections of the Criminal Code of Canada and Other Federal and Provincial Statutes in relation to Private Policing. The student will also gain an understanding of the value of effective communications in dealing with the public. Basic knowledge of Canadian law is required.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 3
Crime Scene Investigation
Course Number: LAWS015
This course provides the student with a familiarization of roles and responsibilities of a Security Manager, Supervisor or Protection Officer in relation to the management of crime scenes and investigations. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of effectively managing a crime scene, collecting and preserving evidence and preparing necessary documentation.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Emergency and Risk Planning
Course Number: ESRV027
This course provides the student with a familiarization of roles and responsibilities of a Security Manager, Supervisor or Protection Officer in relation to the management of risk, contingency management and, emergency planning. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of effectively making business decisions and managing contingency situations to reduce negative impacts to the business in a cost-effective manner.Units: 21.00
Hours: 21.00
Legal Research and Writing
Course Number: LAWS053
This course will provide a practical introduction to legal research, using case reports, statutes, regulations, and legal texts. Effective communication of research results will be developed through practice writing case briefs, statutory summaries, report letters, and legal memoranda.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Ontario Fire Code Applications
Course Number: LAWS058
This course examines the Ontario Fire Code and how it relates to fire protection, prevention, detection, and suppression. Students are required to develop an occupancy fire safety plan as prescribed by statute. Field exercises provide hands-on experience with fire safety equipment.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Operational Security Management
Course Number: LAWS059
This course provides the student with a familiarization of the roles and responsibilities of a Security Officer in relation to day-to-day security operations. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of clear and precise notebook keeping and report writing. Effective patrol and traffic control procedures will be identified. The legislation and licensing requirements will be examined. Practical exercises emphasising powers of arrest, bomb threat procedures and interviewing techniques will all be completed during the course of study.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Physical Security Management II
Course Number: LAWS063
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Risk Management
Course Number: LAWS129
This course provides the student with a familiarization of roles and responsibilities of a Security Manager, Supervisor or Protection Officer in relation to the management of risk. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of effectively making business decisions and managing situations to reduce negative impacts to the business in a cost effective manner.Units: 21.00
Hours: 21.00
Semester 4
Criminology
Course Number: LAWS018
Our concern about crime and frustration over criminals are major issues that command our attention. Criminology is a multidisciplinary field that helps us understand and take action. Historically, it has offered many explanations that have influenced our reactions to and social policy toward crime and criminals. This course will consist of three main parts: definitions and measurement of crime, theories of crime, crime and society.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Emerging Security Technologies
Course Number: LAWS090
This course provides the student with an introduction to some of the newest types of security technologies and additional information of some improved formats of the `tried and true' security equipment that is utilized within the Security industry today. Emphasis will be placed on researching, gathering and identifying new security technologies and learning the many aspects of when and where the equipment could and should be used.Units: 21.00
Hours: 21.00
Field Integration
Course Number: FLPL007
This course will prepare students for field placement and integration into the workplace.Note: Enrollment is limited to students registered in their graduating semester of the Fire, Safety and Security Management program.Units: 30.00
Hours: 30.00
Field Placement
Course Number: FLPL037
Field placement is a four-week period (120 hours maximum: according to the field placement agency's regularly scheduled work-hours) at the end of the fourth semester that will present students with the opportunity to put into practice the skills and theory learned in the classroom.Units: 120.00
Hours: 120.00
Human Resource Management
Course Number: SOCI039
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the principles and techniques that guide modern organizations. It is also an examination of people's reactions to certain stimuli within the workplace.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Labour Management for Security Professionals
Course Number: LAWS091
This Labour Management course focuses on two major areas: Occupational Health & Safety and Labour Relations. This course provides the student with an indepth overview in both areas. Emphasis will be placed on identifying the processes, procedures and legislation in each area. Instruction will be given on learning the roles and procedures required to maintain a safe environment for workers and learning the unionization process and structure from initiation to certification. Focus will be placed on the role required by the security professional throughout health & safety and labour relations procedures.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Protection of Information
Course Number: LAWS089
This course provides the student with a familiarization of issues pertaining to the security of information from the perspective of business operations, security practitioners and the use of our own personal data.Emphasis will be placed on identifying basic information security processes, methods of security breaches, threats and vulnerabilities focusing on ways to protect business and personal information.Units: 21.00
Hours: 21.00