Security is freedom from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others. Beneficiaries (technical referents) of security may be of persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems, or any other entity or phenomenon vulnerable to unwanted change.
Minimum Requirement
A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with at least 50% in each of four school subjects
• English OR Afrikaans 50%.
Admission requirements
For admission to the University you need:
• A National Senior Certificate or school-leaving certificate from the Independent Examination Board as certified by Umalusi with admission to bachelor’s degree studies; or
• A university exemption certificate issued by the South African Matriculation Board to students with other school qualifications.
Admission to bachelor’s degree studies requires that you obtain a mark of at least 4 (50-59%) in each of four designated university admission subjects.
Duration: 3 years
What are the 3 types of security?
There are three primary areas or classifications of security controls. These include management security, operational security, and physical security controls.
Why do we need human security?
Prevention is the core objective of human security.
It addresses the root causes of vulnerabilities, focuses attention on emerging risks, and emphasizes early action. It strengthens local capacities to build resilience and promotes solutions that enhance social cohesion and advance respect for human rights and dignity.
What is the concept of human security?
Human security means protecting fundamental freedoms – freedoms that are the essence of life.
It means protecting people from critical (severe) and pervasive (widespread) threats and situations”.
Human security integrates three freedoms: freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom from indignity.
What can you do with an African studies degree?
Business Manager.
Community Developer.
Foreign Service Specialist.
Historian.
Journalist/Writer.
Media Relations Consultant.
Multicultural Consultant.
Museum Curator/Director.
What are security studies in international relations?
Security studies, also known as international security studies, is an academic sub-field within the wider discipline of international relations that studies organized violence, military conflict, and national security.