Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Physical Education and Sport

Security Studies

You will understand how the real world works—threats, institutions, crises. At UVVG, professors know you by name and prepare you for a career that matters.

Do you have questions? Write to us at admitere@uvvg.ro or call 0748 988 884

Type of studies

Bachelor’s degree

Mode of study

Full-time

Field

Security studies

Location

Arad

Language of instruction

Romanian

Duration

3 years

180 ECTS credits

Available places

30

Annual tuition fee

6,000 lei

Why choose to study Security Studies?

Security no longer means only uniforms and borders. It means understanding geopolitical tensions, managing institutional crises, and preventing conflicts. UVVG Arad’s Security Studies program trains you to analyze and act where risks are real.

Over the three years, you combine core disciplines in law, international relations, and political science with security analysis, crisis management, and the study of national and international security organizations. The curriculum is structured in accordance with ARACIS standards and prepares graduates for public institutions, public order and safety structures, and academia.

Small study groups mean you can speak directly with professors—not in front of an anonymous lecture hall, but in a setting where your questions are taken seriously.

Security no longer means only uniforms and borders. It means understanding geopolitical tensions, managing institutional crises, and preventing conflicts. UVVG Arad’s Security Studies program trains you to analyze and act where risks are real.

Over the three years, you combine core disciplines in law, international relations, and political science with security analysis, crisis management, and the study of national and international security organizations. The curriculum is structured in accordance with ARACIS standards and prepares graduates for public institutions, public order and safety structures, and academia.

Why choose to study this specialization at UVVG?

  • Interdisciplinary training: law, political science, international relations, and security—a rare profile on the job market

  • Small groups—professors know your academic path and guide you individually, not in a crowd

  • Curriculum updated to today’s geopolitical realities: hybrid conflicts, cybersecurity, humanitarian crises

  • Access to Erasmus+ mobility programs—academic experience at a partner European university

  • Clear legal and institutional framework: training aligned with the requirements of public order and safety institutions

  • Opportunity to continue with master’s programs in related fields: law, international relations, public administration

  • Affordable tuition with the option to pay in installments

What can you become?

Graduates can hold positions recognized in the Romanian Classification of Occupations (COR), in the public and private sectors, in medical, sports, and wellness fields.

  • Security analyst

  • Crisis management expert

  • Officer in structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

  • Private security specialist

  • Organizational security consultant

  • International relations and security expert

  • Civil servant in European institutions with security responsibilities

  • Researcher in the field of security studies

The mission of the Security Studies program is to train specialists with strong competencies in analyzing security phenomena, risk and crisis management, and an in-depth understanding of the legal, institutional, and geopolitical framework in which national and international security organizations and structures operate.
  • Knowledge of the theoretical and conceptual framework of national and international security

  • Application of methods and techniques for collecting, processing, and analyzing security information

  • Professional written and oral communication in institutional contexts specific to the field

  • Analysis of threats, risks, and vulnerabilities in geopolitical and institutional contexts

  • Knowledge of the structure and functioning of national and international organizations with security responsibilities

  • Application of ethical and deontological norms in exercising the profession in the field of security

Specialized Competencies

  • Identification and evaluation of risks and threats to national and international security

  • Development of security analyses and reports based on open sources and available data

  • Crisis management in public institutions and organizations

  • Knowledge of national legislation and international treaties relevant to the field of security

  • Collaboration with institutional structures within the public order, national security, and defense system

  • Application of procedures for preventing and counteracting threats to public order

Curriculum

Complete structure by years and semesters of the program

Course Syllabi

Objectives, content, and bibliography for each subject

Schedule

Faculty office hours for individual consultations

Faculty

List of professors and lecturers teaching in the program

Are you ready to understand the world you live in?

Places are limited. Apply for admission and take the first step toward a career in the security field.

Do you have questions? Write to us at admitere@uvvg.ro or call 0748 988 884