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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To train professionals with the core competences required of an army officer, with knowledge of the political, public sector management, economic, social and historical aspects of defence sector activities. Providing the ability to critically assess, research and analyse the challenges arising in defence sector activities and to formulate useful proposals for overcoming these challenges.
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge and its application:
• knowing the scientific theories of international, national and public security, their application in explaining security and defence processes in Lithuania and other countries, and able to apply this knowledge in practice;
• knowledge of security systems and governance in Lithuania, other countries and international security;
• knowledge of the military theory and history, legal, economic and technological contexts relevant to the military profession and relevant to decision-making in the defence sector.
Capacity to conduct research:
• able to carry out applied research applied research using social science research methods, independently formulating research objectives relevant to the defence sector.
Special abilities:
• able to analyse threats to national security, select appropriate measures to prevent threats and ensure security, and make decisions taking into account the resources and capabilities of the state and allies.
Social skills:
• able to work in teams to plan and execute joint projects, taking responsibility for their own and their colleagues’ performance, transferring knowledge, and exercising professional ethics and citizenship;
• able to communicate professionally with Lithuanian and foreign security and defence professionals, members of the public, international organisations and the media in a variety of cultural environments, using Lithuanian and foreign languages.
Personal skills:
• able to carry out professional activities independently and as part of a team;
• the ability to keep up-to-date with knowledge and skills and to independently collect and analyse the data needed to perform professional tasks successfully.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Activities will comprise lectures, tutorials, independent work, laboratory work, reading literature, problem solving, preparation and presentation of literature review, analysis of scientific sources, practical assignments, seminars, team tasks (projects). They also include visits to organisations or visits by representatives of organisations, preparation of the final project and practical training.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Learning outcomes are measured by formative, diagnostic and summative assessment methods using a cumulative marking system. Achievement will be measured by students’ seminar presentations, case studies, papers, coursework, mid-term and examination results, the achievement of the results of the internship and the assessment of the public defence of the final bachelor’s thesis.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
The subjects in the field of study (including in-depth electives, internships and the preparation of the final thesis) amount to 175 ECTS: History of War, Leadership, Critical Thinking and Decision-making, Didactics, Theory of War, Defence Economics, Security and Defence Management, Ethics, Fundamentals of Political Science, Foreign, Security and Defence Policy of Lithuania, Specialisation in English, Fundamentals of Communication, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Method, International Humanitarian Law, Coursework, International and National Security, Theories of International Relations, International Military Conflicts and their Management, Development of Defence Technologies, Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Contemporary Military Campaigns and Operations, Public Governance, Emergency Management, Project Management, Administrative Regulation of the Defence Sector, Management of Defence and Security Institutions, Political System of Lithuania, Research Methods in Political Science, European Security Architecture, U.S. National Security and Defence Policy, Russian National Security and Defence Policy, Bachelor's Final Thesis, Internship.
General university subjects for 10 ECTS: Language Culture and Academic Writing, Foundations of Law.
Specialisations:
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Optional courses:
The free electives consist of 25 ECTS by choosing one of the modules offered in Economic, Regional Studies, International Security Studies, Logistics, Global Defence, History of War.
Distinctive features of a study programme:
The programme outcomes are aligned with the European Union’s qualification requirements for officers, resulting in both a bachelor’s degree and a first officer’s degree.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
The bachelor’s degree in Public Security provides the graduates with a position of an officer-body commander in the Lithuanian Land Forces and enables them to properly manage their career as an officer. For graduates of the programme who, for various reasons, are unable to continue their service in the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the acquired qualification enables them to apply for a wide range of positions in the Lithuanian civil service, in particular in the national security and defence institutions (national defence and public security system).
Access to further study:
Successful completion of the Bachelor’s degree in Defence Studies will prepare them to continue their studies at the Academy or other universities in the master’s degree programme in Defence Studies or other related fields.
