What is the Security Engineering programme?
Security Engineering is a publicly recognised short-cycle degree programme (SQF 6 / EQF 5) of Academia Institute of Technology: 2 years, 120 ECTS, 40 % placement (800 hours) and the professional title Engineer of Security Engineering. The programme has one track (Security Engineering), so the module page is also the programme page. Study alongside work: Maribor or from home.
Field → programme → track. Security Engineering is a stand-alone programme.
On the site we group it in the Engineering field together with Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering, but these are three separate publicly recognised programmes with their own curricula and titles. Security Engineering has one track, so it has one page with timetable, lecturers, employers and diploma projects.
Three stand-alone programmes: Mechanical Engineering (5 modules), Civil Engineering and Security Engineering.
Short-cycle degree programme, Official Gazette 47/2011, 120 credits, title Engineer of Security Engineering. This page: curriculum, careers, requirements, fee.
Administrative Law · Security Staff Measures · Organisation of Transports, Interventions and Public Gatherings · Close Protection Planning.
Maribor · from homeSecurity Engineering
Track page: timetable, lecturers, employers →What you will study – by year
The programme is not part of the CPI 2026 renewal; the curriculum follows the publicly recognised programme (Official Gazette 47/2011). No elective modules, 800 hours of practical training. Tools and competence: technical security systems (video surveillance, alarm systems, access control), training on the shooting range and the Safe Driving Centre track; competence recognised by the Ministry of the Interior (security officer, security technician; supervisor, manager and bodyguard with experience).
Core and programme subjects. One subject at a time, with the exam right after the lectures; practical training from the second semester.
| Subject | Credits | Brief content |
|---|---|---|
| Economics and Entrepreneurship | 5 | Costs, revenue and prices of security services, the business model of a security company, tender and contract, basics of entrepreneurship. Exercises: costing a security service. |
| Business Communication and Management | 5 | Communicating with clients, customers and the team, de-escalation in conflict situations, running a shift and meetings, reports. Exercises: role plays and writing an incident report. |
| Computing and Informatics in Security | 5 | Computer tools in security: records and reports, video surveillance and alarm systems on the computer, data protection, information security. Exercises: working with monitoring software. |
| Professional Communication in a Foreign Language | 5 | Professional English for security: communicating with foreign guests and partners, security procedures, reports and documentation, international standards. |
| Information and Communication Systems | 4 | Radio communications, control centres, video surveillance, alarm and intruder systems, access control, system integration and data protection. Exercises: a technical security plan for a building. |
| Occupational Health and Safety | 5 | Health and safety legislation, risk assessment, hazards at a security officer's workplace, fire safety, first aid, personal protective equipment. Exercises: a workplace risk assessment. |
| Law and the State System | 4 | The constitutional order, separation of powers, sources of law and the legal order, the police, the judiciary and private security in the legal system, basic legal terminology. |
| Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms with Ethics and Integrity | 4 | Human rights and their limits in security work, the prohibition of discrimination, personal data protection, the code of ethics, integrity and corruption prevention. Exercises: analysis of real-life cases. |
| Introduction to Private Security | 5 | The Private Security Act, forms of security, licences and conditions, the position of security staff, standards and supervision of the sector, history and development of the industry. |
| Criminal Law and Criminalistics | 5 | Criminal offences and misdemeanours, self-defence and necessity, criminal procedure, criminalistic tactics and techniques, securing the scene and evidence. Exercises: procedure on discovering a criminal offence. |
| Practical Training – Communication | 6 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Practical Training – Security | 7 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
Professional part: programme subjects, placement and the diploma thesis. The programme has no elective modules – all students follow the same curriculum.
| Subject | Credits | Brief content |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Law | 4 | Administrative procedure, administrative bodies and inspectorates, administrative acts, legal remedies, misdemeanour procedure and the role of security staff in it. Exercises: preparing an application and an appeal. |
| Security Staff Measures | 4 | Lawful measures of a security officer: warning, establishing identity, superficial search, detention, use of physical force and restraints, proportionality and reporting. Exercises: carrying out measures in simulations. |
| Organisation of Transports, Interventions and Public Gatherings | 5 | Transport and protection of cash and valuables, intervention services and response times, security at public assemblies and events, plans and cooperation with the police. Exercises: a security plan for an event. |
| Close Protection Planning | 4 | Threat assessment for a person, protection plan, routes and locations, teamwork, communication, protection at events and when travelling. Exercises: drawing up a protection plan for a protected person. |
| Close Protection Tactics | 4 | Formations and movement of the protection team, work in a vehicle and on foot, response to an attack, evacuation, area control, cooperation with hosts. Exercises: practical exercises in the field. |
| Specialist Driving | 2 | Safe and defensive driving, convoy and escort driving, evasion and withdrawal, driving in emergency conditions, vehicle preparation. Exercises: practical training on the track. |
| Weapons and Shooting | 2 | Weapons legislation, safe handling, types of weapons and ammunition, shooting technique, maintenance and storage of weapons, rules of use. Exercises: shooting on the range under an instructor's supervision. |
| Private Security Management and Supervision Procedures and Methods | 4 | Managing a security service: work organisation, staff and shifts, quality standards, internal control, risk management, client relations. Exercises: an organisational plan for a security service. |
| Security Planning | 4 | Threat assessment for a building or organisation, security plan, physical and technical security, fire and crisis preparedness, business continuity. Project: a security plan for a real organisation. |
| Cooperation with Other Security Actors | 4 | Cooperation with the police, armed forces, fire service, civil protection, inspectorates and rescue services, information sharing, joint action in emergencies. Exercises: an emergency simulation. |
| Technical Systems for Property Protection | 5 | Technical security: alarm, intruder and fire systems, video surveillance, access control, mechanical protection, system design and maintenance. Exercises: a technical security plan for a building. |
| Practical Training – Organisation | 7 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Practical Training – Close Protection | 3 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Practical Training – Management | 3 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Subject | Credits | Brief content |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma Thesis | 5 | A real challenge from a company, a mentor from industry, a defence; the project is published on academia.si. |
40 % of the degree takes place in a company. Employed students have their placement recognised in their current job if their tasks are in the field of the programme; we arrange the mentor and the contract.
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| Practical Training – Communication | 6 |
| Practical Training – Security | 7 |
| Practical Training – Organisation | 7 |
| Practical Training – Close Protection | 3 |
| Practical Training – Management | 3 |
Which careers it prepares you for
Roles you train for:
- security engineer / security manager
- security supervisor, head of security service
- bodyguard
- security and technical security systems planner
- employment in the armed forces, police, prisons
Entry to the 2nd or 3rd year of a related professional or university bachelor's programme (e.g. security studies) under the transfer criteria. The programme has no BTEC HND route.
Who studies this programme – and what they say
“What I am proudest of is that I passed everything at the first attempt.”
Aljoša Medved · Security Engineering · Slovenian Armed Forces
"For me the key was being able to watch lectures afterwards."
Timotej Rotovnik · Security Engineering · 2025 · Portorož Airport
Two years, 34 weeks a year: 24 at school, 10 in a company
Induction days
You meet your group, the lecturers, the Student Office and Orbita; a free preparatory English course before the start.
Foundation subjects, one subject at a time
Introduction to private security, law and the state system, criminal law and criminalistics, human rights with ethics, occupational safety, communication; lectures 2–3 times a week on weekday afternoons, recordings in Orbita.
Professional subjects and placement
placement in a security company, the armed forces, the police or at your own workplace.
Diploma and graduation ceremony
A diploma thesis for a real company, a defence, publication; the Slovenian document at the graduation ceremony.
Who can enrol
General or vocational matura (or an equivalent qualification under earlier regulations) – or a master craftsman, foreman or shop manager examination, 3 years of work experience and a test in general subjects at vocational matura level. Those employed in the armed forces, police, prisons and security services have their placement recognised in their current job.
What we recognise
Exams from other schools and knowledge gained through work (up to 1/3 of the programme); if more than 38 credits are recognised, tuition is reduced proportionally. Placement is recognised in your current job.
What would be recognised for you? Check before enrolling →€215/month – or less with a scholarship
Tuition 2026/27: €215 a month, 12 instalments a year (€2,580 a year), enrolment fee €298 a year (1 × €298 within 8 days of enrolment or 2 × €149 by 1 Oct), 5 % discount for a one-off payment (not combined with 2for1); there are no other compulsory costs. If you are not employed and have no guarantor: 36 interest-free instalments with an EIF guarantee. Reimbursement of up to €2,755 after graduation (under public call 374 only if you complete your studies by 30 Nov 2028 – e.g. with recognition of prior study), state, Zois, employer and municipal scholarships, 2for1 and DUALIS. You pay nothing at enrolment – the enrolment fee is due within 8 days.
What Security Engineering candidates ask
ProgrammeIs Security Engineering a module of Mechanical Engineering or of an "Engineering" programme?
No. Security Engineering is a stand-alone publicly recognised short-cycle degree programme (Official Gazette 47/2011) with its own curriculum and the title Engineer of Security Engineering. "Engineering" is just the field in which we group three separate programmes on the site: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Security Engineering.
ProgrammeWhy does the programme have one track and not several modules?
By its curriculum the Security Engineering programme has no elective modules; all students follow the same curriculum. That is why the programme has a single page on the site with timetable, lecturers, employers and diploma projects.
ProgrammeDoes the diploma give me a security officer licence?
The diploma directly confers professional competence as a security officer and security technician; for supervisor you need a further 1 year, and for security manager and bodyguard 3 years of work experience (Ministry of the Interior). The service ID card is issued by the Ministry of the Interior under the prescribed procedure.
ProgrammeAre shooting and driving compulsory?
Weapons and Shooting and Specialist Driving are subjects of the programme (2 credits each) with training on the shooting range and the safe driving track.
ProgrammeIs the course recognised for those employed in the armed forces or police?
Your placement is recognised at your workplace if your duties are in security; exams you have already passed are recognised regardless of when you took them.
LocationWhere is the programme delivered?
In Maribor and as study from home (live lectures online, recordings in Orbita). Practical training (shooting range, safe driving track) takes place in Maribor. The programme is not delivered in Ljubljana.
DiplomaWhat title do I obtain and do I also get the British diploma?
The professional title Engineer of Security Engineering (short cycle degree, SQF 6 / EQF 5). The programme has no BTEC HND route.
You are interested in this programme. What now?
Leave your e-mail. Within one working day you get a personal reply from the career adviser: how your job is recognised as placement, how studying from home works and how much it costs – plus the curriculum, timetable and price list.
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