The main research areas of the department include:
- Competency-based approach in training specialists of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine in the context of globalisation and informatisation
- Socio-philosophical and legal issues of sustainable development and security of society
- Methodology of scientific and pedagogical activities
- Fundamental aspects of metrology
- Reliability assurance in information and communication technology systems
- Technical support for modern special communication facilities and their power supply sources
One of the new research areas of Special Department № 4 is the study of socio-philosophical problems of cyber education, including political visions of cyber education, sustainable development of formal and non-formal cyber education systems.
To summarize the existing theoretical and practical experience in training specialists of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, Special Department № 4 conducts the research project (R&D) “Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Leadership Development in the Training System for Cadets of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine” (Project Code: “Leadership”).
The training of specialists is implemented through the teaching of the following academic disciplines:
- Environmental Safety
- Metrology and Measurements
- Life Safety and Civil Protection
- Fundamentals of Technical Operation and Power Supply
- Legal Framework of National Security
- History of Wars and Modern Military Art
- Philosophy
- Fundamentals of the Theory of Electronic Communications
- Telecommunication Transmission Systems
- Fundamentals of Technical Operation and Power Supply of Special Communication Devices and Systems
- Moral and Psychological Support for Units of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine
- Information Security Management of the State
- Intellectual Property and Patent Law
- Sustainable Innovative Development
- Current Issues in Higher Education Pedagogy
- Research Methodology
- Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Activity
- Foreign Language for Academic Purposes
- Preparation of Scientific Publications and Presentation of Research Results
Special Department № 4 maintains a modern material and technical base, which allows the educational process to be organised at a high level, providing higher education students with fundamental knowledge in academic disciplines and practical skills in applying diagnostic and measurement technologies.