Program Details

Business Continuity Management

Academic Unit : Faculty of Resilience

Program chair

Dr. Matthew Paul Ellis

Delivery Site(s)

Rabdan Academy

Mode(s) of Delivery

Face-to-Face (maximum of up to 25% online courses)

Mode(s) of Study

Full-Time / Part-Time

Diploma

Duration 2 years

No. of Credits 60

Higher Diploma

Duration 3 years

No. of Credits 90

Bachelor of Science

Duration 4 Years

No. of Credits 120

Mission

The program prepares graduates as leaders who are able to manage a multidisciplinary team in the application of standard, ethical, practices, procedures, and technologies to identify threats, assess risk, and implement organisational, interagency, business continuity solutions to enhance resilience of the nation.

Description

The Business Continuity Management program addresses the whole life cycle of business and organisational continuity planning, operation, and enhancement. Courses in the program cover organisational support and development of plans to support the resilience of the whole of the UAE. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, simulation exercises, and applied real-world scenarios, students learn team organisation, professional ethics, interagency operations, and resilience through the core principles of contemporary relevance, integration, cooperation, multi-agency coordination, and interoperability. Graduates are leaders who contribute to the safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness, and crisis management (SSDEC) for resilience of the nation.

Educational Objectives

Have relevant technological skills, knowledge, and abilities for employment as a manager in the SSDEC sector.
Work, lead, and communicate effectively in a team to achieve common goals.
Apply standards, ethical practices, procedures, and technologies to collect information, conduct risk assessment, and develop effective programs.

Implement organisational, interagency solutions to strengthen the SSDEC community and build national resilience capacities.
Expand knowledge and capabilities through continuing education, certification, and other lifelong learning opportunities.
Fulfil civic duties and responsibilities through local, national, or global service.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of principles, theory and frameworks applicable to solving problems related to organizational business continuity management.
Apply research methodologies and techniques to identify the broader role that organisational business continuity management plays in the resilience of the nation and society as a whole.
Analyse the organisational, legal, social and ethical problems relevant to organisational business continuity management and formulate resilience-based solutions.
Communicate effectively through written and oral methods comprehensive risk management practices as the basis for developing business continuity management programs.
Work independently in a collaborative setting to generate innovative solutions for complex crisis situations within business continuity management contexts.
Take responsibility for self-improvement to foster a life-long learning culture.
Apply business continuity knowledge, skills and abilities including the ability to synthesize different or conflicting ideas to formulate effective data driven outcomes.

Program Structure

Number of Credits per Component

	General Education	Core	Elective	Total Degree Credits
Associate Degree / Diploma	24	27	9	60
Higher Diploma	33	36	21	90
Bachelor of Science	36	54	30	120

Online Courses

Program Courses that are approved for Optional Online Delivery

Course Code	Course Title
IEM101	Introduction to Risk Management
IEM103	Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
IEM201	Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning
BCM202	Developing Specific Plans and Procedures for BCM
SEC100	Introduction to Academic Studies
SEC320	Resilience Program Validation
SEC302	Applied Stakeholder Analysis
SEC403	Strategic Planning

General Education

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
MGT100	Management Fundamentals	3
SEC100	Introduction to Academic Studies	3
SEC290	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
ENG210	English 2	3
ENG310	English 3	3
SCI100	Environment, Health and Safety	3
HUM100	Ethical Studies	3
ARA100	Arabic Studies	3
ISL100	Islamic Studies	3
SEC210	Systems and Technology	3
MTH101	General Education Mathematics	3
EMS100	Emirates Studies	3
	Total	36

Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
BCM100	Introduction to BCM	3
IEM100	Introduction to IEM	3
IEM103	Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience	3
IEM101	Introduction to Risk Management	3
BCM201	Introduction to Crisis Leadership	3
IEM201	Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning	3
BCM202	Developing Specific Plans and Procedures for BCM	3
HLS310	Supply Chain Security	3
SEC301	Critical National Infrastructure Protect	3
SEC302	Applied Stakeholder Analysis	3
BCM301	Awareness and Training Program Development	3
SEC320	Resilience Program Validation	3
BCM302	BCM for Ministries and Promotion of BCM	3
SEC401	Workplace Secondment/Internship	3
BCM401	Comparative Approaches to BCM	3
SEC403	Strategic Planning	3
SEC303	Introduction to Research Methods	3
SEC490	Project in SSDEC Management	3
	Total	54

Elective Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
IEM104	Principles of Cartography	3
IEM417	Public Health Emergency Management	3
HLS100	UAE Homeland Security	3
HLS120	UAE Defence Policy	3
HLS170	Terrorism and Counterterrorism	3
HLS200	Intelligence and Counterintelligence	3
HLS205	Border Security	3
HLS210	Aviation Security	3
HLS220	Maritime and Port Security	3
HLS230	Intelligence Analytical Methods	3
HLS235	Transnational Organized Crime	3
HLS240	Countering Violent Extremism	3
HLS250	Transnational and Non-Traditional Threats	3
HLS260	Comparative Counterterrorism	3
HLS270	Internet Governance	3
HLS300	Border and Transportation Security	3
HLS310	Supply Chain Security	3
HLS320	Surface Transportation Security	3
HLS350	Cyber Warfare	3
HLS400	Counterterrorism Operations	3
HLS430	Data Analytics	3
PAS101	Introduction to Policing	3
PAS102	Intro to Police Leadership	3
PAS103	Introduction to Crime Scenes	3
PAS104	Law and Criminal Justice Studies	3
PAS201	Human Rights, Ethics, & Policing	3
PAS202	Organisational Culture and Policing	3
PAS203	Community Policing	3
PAS204	Child Protection	3
PAS205	Road Policing and Public Safety	3
PAS206	Effective Crime Investigation	3
PAS207	Managing Effective Projects	3
PAS213	Forensic Science I	3
PAS215	Policing Financial Crime	3
PAS301	Human Resources Studies	3
PAS304	Protecting Safety	3
PAS305	Intelligence Gathering	3
PAS401	Executive Policing	3
PAS402	Leadership in Crime Investigation	3
SEC200	Professional Communications Skills	3
SEC300	Information Security	3
SEC305	4th Generation Warfare	3
SEC350	International Approaches to Resilience	3
SEC490	Project in SSDEC Management	3
HLS310	Supply Chain Security	3
	Total	135

Study Plan:Ideal Full-time Study

Semester 1 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits
BCM100	Introduction to BCM	3
SEC100	Introduction to Academic Studies	3
MTH101	General Education Mathematics	3
ENG210	English 2	3
IEM103	Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience	3

Semester 2 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
IEM101	Introduction to Risk Management	3
IEM100	Introduction to IEM	3
BCM201	Introduction to Crisis Leadership	3	BCM100
EMS100	Emirates Studies	3
ISL100	Islamic Studies	3

Semester 3 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
IEM201	Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning	3	IEM100
BCM202	Developing Specific Plans and Procedures for BCM	3	BCM201
HUM100	Ethical Studies	3
ARA100	Arabic Studies	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 4 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
HLS310	Supply Chain Security	3
SEC290	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
SEC301	Critical National Infrastructure Protect	3	IEM101
Elective	Elective	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 5 5 Courses• 15 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
SEC302	Applied Stakeholder Analysis	3
BCM301	Awareness and Training Program Development	3	BCM201
ENG310	English 3	3	ENG210
SCI100	Environment, Health and Safety	3
Elective	Elective	3

Semester 6 5 Courses• 12 Credits

Code	Name	Credits	PreReq
SEC320	Resilience Program Validation	3	BCM202
BCM302	BCM for Ministries and Promotion of BCM	e	BCM201
MGT100	Management Fundamentals	3
SEC303	Introduction to Research Methods	3	ENG310
Elective	Elective	3