Council for Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia issued its favourable opinion at the meeting held on December 12, 2006.

Students advance to the second year, if obligations of the first year are completed, and at least 51 ECTS are collected. Students advance to their third year, if obligations of the second year are completed, and at least 51 ECTS and 60 ECTS for the first year are collected. In special circumstances and approval by the Commission for Academic Affairs FCJS, students can advance to their second or third year, when they collect less ECTS as required.

Graduates are qualified to enrol in second level postgraduate studies.

Graduates from the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security can find employment in various fields: in non-government organisations where security risks to individuals are being analysed (e.g. organisations focused on preventing different abuses, Amnesty International, etc.), in the public sector (home affairs, intelligence activities, justice department, defence, etc.), in local communities’ management, and in the business sector. Graduates who gain relevant competencies are able to solve specific operational issues in the field of security by using standard professional methods and procedures, as well as information and communication technology in their specific field of professional activity.

Examination and assessment of knowledge is in accordance with curricula, and consistently follow the verification of the achieved learning outcomes and competencies of individual course.

Students of the “Security and Policing” professional study programme become experts in the field of criminal justice and security who possess subject-specific knowledge and skills related to security and policing; students obtain a broad range of knowledge and skills and gain an insight into and better understanding of the real world, trends related to the implementation of control activities, the functioning of institutions responsible for performing formal social control (police, prosecution, courts, prisons, intelligence services), informal social control (factors related to socialisation, family, education system, associations, civil society), and institutionalised informal control (particularly detective agencies and private security companies). During their studies, students obtain in-depth knowledge in the following fields: understanding social, psychological, philosophical, economic, behavioural, historical, and political aspects of criminality, deviance and the criminal justice system; conducting research in the aetiology, prevention and control of criminality and deviance, as well as in responding to such phenomena; measuring and detecting criminality and other deviant phenomena in society; studying criminal law and criminal proceedings; studying, understanding and improving the work of the police, prosecution, the judiciary and institutions responsible for the enforcement of penal sanctions. The study programme comprises three academic years, whereby students are required to complete nine compulsory subjects in the first two years, while the third one is dedicated to six subjects and the preparation of a diploma thesis. Subjects are delivered and completed within a single semester. The entire programme is designed in a way that enables the knowledge and skills to be complemented and upgraded. The first two years are frequented by all students and encompass basic knowledge and skills in the field of law, methodological and managerial aspects of criminal justice and security, which represent the basis for acquiring specific in-depth knowledge and skills from elective subjects chosen by students in the third year of their studies. The third year is dedicated to specific content in the field of criminal justice and security and the acquisition of an in-depth insight into contents taught in the first two years. The entire vertical process of knowledge acquisition is composed in a way that enables students to become the experts able to understand work-related processes in the field of security and policing, research security phenomena in this field and use the results of analyses in their work. The main goal of the professional study programme “Security and Policing” is to educate human resources who would perform professional tasks in private and public sectors and in state administration (police, customs, military, and other institutions responsible for social control). The Faculty’s goal is to train experts who would perform operative tasks, which also encompasses the setting up and organisation of activities in the field of providing public security and the security of companies and other organisations. Their work is primarily oriented towards solving security problems in systems used for the provision of security at national, local and organisational levels, as well as in companies which do not provide security as their core activity but are still dealing with security-related issues (industry, construction sector, commerce and retail sectors, entertainment industry, tourism, etc.). With respect to substantive and professional aspects, the main goals of the study programme are to obtain knowledge of operative tasks related to the provision of security in organisations and the organisation of specific security activities.

The general competencies of graduates completing the “Security and Policing” first-cycle professional study programme include: - understanding of basic tasks and activities related to determining the level of public security and security in other areas, - ability to keep a record of security issues, analyse and foresee operative solutions in security processes, and cooperate in the provision of security, - ability to manage and control standard methods, procedures and processes in security and policing activities, - ability to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice, - autonomy in conducting professional work, and - adherence to professional ethics. Graduates of this professional study programme achieve defined competencies by acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge and skills. The Faculty verifies the achievement of these goals by conducting annual self-evaluation exercises, carrying out surveys involving graduates within the Alumni Club, and by establishing cooperation with practitioners, as well as by involving independent stakeholders when introducing improvements to the study programme.

Graduates of the “Security and Policing” professional higher-education study programme at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security are experts possessing practical knowledge required for work in security organizations, for participating in demanding processes in the field of security, as well as for implementation of complex professional tasks in the field of criminal justice and security. They are capable of undertaking demanding tasks related to execution, analysis and planning of security processes in national institutions and non-governmental organisations, as well as in companies.

The higher education professional-level study programmes are open to students: a) who completed the Matura final examination, b) who completed the professional final examination at any secondary school, c) who completed any secondary school programme before June 1st 1995.

If a decision about the limited enrolment is taken, the candidates will be chosen on the basis of the following criteria: - general performance in the general matura examination, vocational matura examintion or school-leaving examination: 60 % of the points, - general performance in the 3rd and 4th years: 40 % of the points.

Criteria for recognition of knowledge and skills are regulated by Regulations on knowledge and skill recognition in study programmes of the University of Maribor. Assessment of gained knowledge and skills must base on educational competences of the study programme. In accordance with the transfer criteria between the study programmes the candidates may enrol into the second year of the 1st-cycle professional study programme “Security and Policing” if they: 1. terminate the education in their first study programme and they proceed study within the same programme of the same cycle or enrol into a new study programme of the same cycle, 2. have completed the Short-Cycle Higher Education Study Programme from related field. Candidates can transfer from the following field: security services, inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services, social sciences, journalism and information, business, administration and law, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Candidates may transfer to the study programme provided they fulfil the following criteria: - criteria for enrolment in the first year of the 1st-cycle professional study programme “Security and Policing”; - they are transferring from a study programme leading to the acquisition of comparable competences or learning outcomes; - at least half of the study obligations evaluated according to the ECTS credit system of the previous study programme relating to compulsory courses of the new study programme are recognised. The transfer shall be addressed by a competent senate committee of the faculty where the candidate intends to continue his studies. In accordance with the Rules on the Recognition of Knowledge and Skills in Study Programmes of the University of Maribor, the candidate shall submit to the faculty: - an application for the recognition of knowledge and skills at the University of Maribor; - proof of fulfilled study obligations (exams) including grades and ECTS credits; - validated course syllabi according to which knowledge was acquired; - a receipt of payment for the recognition procedure in accordance with the UM Price List. When transferring from one study programme to another, fulfilled study obligations that may be recognised fully or partially are identified, taking into account the content, extent, and level of complexity of the new study programme, and study obligations required for completion of the new study programme are laid down.

Criteria for recognition of knowledge and skills are regulated by Regulations on knowledge and skill recognition in study programmes of the University of Maribor. Assessment of gained knowledge and skills must base on educational competences of the study programme. In accordance with the transfer criteria between the study programmes the candidates may enrol into the second year of the 1st-cycle professional study programme “Security and Policing” if they: 1. terminate the education in their first study programme and they proceed study within the same programme of the same cycle or enrol into a new study programme of the same cycle, 2. have completed the Short-Cycle Higher Education Study Programme from related field. Candidates can transfer from the following field: security services, interdisciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services, social sciences, journalism and information, business, administration and law, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Candidates may transfer to the study programme provided they fulfil the following criteria: - criteria for enrolment in the first year of the 1st-cycle professional study programme “Security and Policing”; - they are transferring from a study programme leading to the acquisition of comparable competences or learning outcomes; - at least half of the study obligations evaluated according to the ECTS credit system of the previous study programme relating to compulsory courses of the new study programme are recognised. The transfer shall be addressed by a competent senate committee of the faculty where the candidate intends to continue his studies. In accordance with the Rules on the Recognition of Knowledge and Skills in Study Programmes of the University of Maribor, the candidate shall submit to the faculty: - an application for the recognition of knowledge and skills at the University of Maribor; - proof of fulfilled study obligations (exams) including grades and ECTS credits; - validated course syllabi according to which knowledge was acquired; - a receipt of payment for the recognition procedure in accordance with the UM Price List. When transferring from one study programme to another, fulfilled study obligations that may be recognised fully or partially are identified, taking into account the content, extent, and level of complexity of the new study programme, and study obligations required for completion of the new study programme are laid down.

To complete the programme, students must complete all of the programme’s study requirements to a total of at least 180 ECTS credits.