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Security in Practice

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Security in Practice
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Security and Safety Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2013
Module code: MSSM 220
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
20EX (20 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Term paper

[updated 05.06.2025]
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
300 class hours (= 225 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore -165 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Frank Ulrich Rückert
Lecturer:
KHK Michael Rupp


[updated 24.05.2016]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module students will be familiar with the tasks, organization, and fields of activity of a   
  state criminal investigation department and a state office for the protection of the constitution.
 
- Students will be familiar with the possibilities and limitations of cooperation between  
  the authorities they visit and private companies.
 
- Students will be familiar with the legal basis for security at   
  an international airport and how the various   
  security functions are organized and monitored.
 
- Students will have deepened their theoretical knowledge acquired in other modules, be able to apply it to the assessment of practical issues, and present this assessment in a scientific manner.
 
 


[updated 05.06.2025]
Module content:
- Tour of the Saarland State Criminal Police Office (LKA) with specialist presentations   
  on selected topics such as white-collar crime
 
- Lecture at the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (LfV) of Saarland   
  on the tasks of the constitutional protection authorities

[updated 05.06.2025]
Teaching methods/Media:
Trips accompanied by experts, lectures with electronic aids, e-learning tools, discussions between students, lecturers, and external experts

[updated 05.06.2025]
Recommended or required reading:
- Saarland Police Act, Federal Criminal Police Office Act (BKA Act) and   
  cooperation between the federal government and the federal states in criminal matters,   
  Office for the Protection of the Constitution of Saarland, administrative regulation   
  on the organization and distribution of tasks among the authorities of the Saarland   
  law enforcement police
 
- Subject-related literature

[updated 05.06.2025]
 
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