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CITY:Warsaw
FIELD OF STUDY:Civil engineering

Engineering and Security of Critical Infrastructure Facilities

Type of study:
Bachelor
Obtained title:
Engineer
Duration:
3.5 years
Language of study:
Polish
Form of study:
Full-time (weekdays), Part-time (Saturday–Sunday)

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Why study at ATA?

You choose a specialization with strong growth potential

Over the next 20–30 years, critical infrastructure security will become one of the most important fields of activity for civil engineers. The growth of nuclear power, electricity grids, energy storage facilities, hydrogen systems, data centers, and military infrastructure will increase demand for specialists who combine classic construction knowledge with expertise in security, resilience, and risk management.

You learn to protect facilities vital to the state, the economy, and society

Critical infrastructure includes energy, transport, water supply, telecommunications, healthcare, public administration, data centers, and military infrastructure, among others. In this specialization, you’ll learn how such systems work, why they are strategically important, and how to design and secure facilities whose failure could disrupt residents’ daily lives, the work of institutions, and the functioning of the economy.

You combine civil engineering with state security and crisis management

The program develops engineering competencies while also introducing you to the state security system, crisis management, energy security, and infrastructure security management. As a result, you’ll learn to view facilities not only as building structures but also as part of a larger system that must operate reliably under normal, emergency, and crisis conditions.

You get to know the energy infrastructure of the future

The program covers topics related to conventional, nuclear, and renewable energy facilities, electricity grids, fuel infrastructure, energy and hydrogen storage, and new energy technologies. This is especially important in the context of the energy transition, critical infrastructure protection, and the strategic challenges facing Poland and the European Union.

You gain skills in designing resilient facilities

The specialization prepares you to design critical energy infrastructure facilities, critical transport, water, and municipal infrastructure, as well as structures resistant to extreme hazards. You will also learn about protective and shelter construction, which is becoming increasingly important in the context of public safety, civil protection, climate resilience, and the protection of strategic infrastructure.

What can you do after this program?

Employment prospects

Design critical infrastructure facilities

After graduating, you can work on the design of energy, transport, water, municipal, military, and other facilities of strategic importance. You will be prepared to take into account not only technical and structural requirements but also security, hazard resilience, user protection, and operational continuity.

Work in infrastructure security and risk assessment

You can build a career as a specialist analyzing threats to critical infrastructure, assessing risk, and developing solutions to limit the effects of failures, disasters, extreme events, or deliberate actions targeting strategic facilities. Your knowledge will be valuable in developing safety procedures, protection plans, technical audits, and security concepts.

Work in the energy sector and on strategic investments

The specialization prepares you to work on conventional, nuclear, and renewable energy facilities, electricity grids, fuel infrastructure, energy storage facilities, and hydrogen-related installations. These are areas that need engineers who understand both the construction of facilities and their importance for the country’s energy security.

Support monitoring, diagnostics, and digital facility management

You can work with systems for monitoring the technical condition of facilities, infrastructure diagnostics, and maintenance planning. Skills in IoT, AI, and digital twins will allow you to take part in projects that use data, sensors, and digital models to increase safety, predict potential technical problems, and manage facilities more effectively.

Build a career across many security-related sectors

Graduates of this specialization can find employment not only in design offices and construction companies but also with transmission system operators, in the energy sector, in public administration responsible for infrastructure security, in the defense industry, and in companies dealing with cybersecurity and risk management. This is a field that combines civil engineering with modern technologies and the growing needs of the job market.

This program is for you if:

Młody analityk wskazuje na interaktywnej mapie krajową infrastrukturę krytyczną – sieci energetyczne i węzły transportowe

You are interested in the security of facilities vital to the country

This specialization is for people who want to understand how facilities of key importance to the state and society are designed, protected, and maintained. If you’re interested in energy, transport, water infrastructure, telecommunications, healthcare, public administration, data centers, or military infrastructure, this program will let you look at these areas from the perspective of an engineer responsible for security.

Studentka w okularach AR projektuje model 3D budynku na tablecie w pracowni projektowej, obok rysunki techniczne

You want to combine classic construction knowledge with modern technologies

This program is a good fit if you’re interested in civil engineering but want to develop skills that go beyond standard facility design. The specialization combines structural knowledge with the digitalization of facility management, monitoring, diagnostics, risk analysis, and technologies used in critical infrastructure protection.

Grupa studentów w kaskach ogląda przekrojowy model reaktora podczas zajęć o energetyce jądrowej i odnawialnej

You're interested in nuclear and renewable energy and new energy technologies

This specialization is for you if you want to develop in areas related to the energy transition, transmission networks, energy storage, hydrogen, nuclear power, and new-technology infrastructure. These are fields that will require engineers capable of designing safe, durable, and resilient facilities.

Młody inżynier w okularach ochronnych bada wytrzymałość konstrukcji kratownicowej na maszynie wytrzymałościowej w laboratorium

You want to design structures resistant to harsh conditions and hazards

If you’re interested in structures resistant to extreme events, protective and shelter facilities, and infrastructure designed with people’s safety in mind, this specialization is a great match. It will give you knowledge useful for designing facilities that must meet higher requirements than standard buildings.

Młody zespół podczas prezentacji o strategicznych wyzwaniach infrastrukturalnych Polski w UE z mapą inwestycji

You want to study a specialization that addresses the strategic challenges facing Poland and the EU

This program is for people who want to gain skills needed in sectors shaped by the energy transition, climate change, digitalization, the development of critical infrastructure, and growing security requirements. The specialization has the potential to become one of the most promising within the Civil Engineering field, as it responds to real labor market needs and the long-term challenges facing the country.

Program and structure of studies

practical profile of education

Study Program

Block I. Fundamentals

Fundamentals of critical infrastructure; State security system, crisis management, and energy security; Infrastructure security management.

Block II. Energy Infrastructure

Conventional, nuclear, and renewable energy facilities; Electricity grids, fuel infrastructure, and resilience of transmission systems; Energy storage, hydrogen, and new energy technology infrastructure.

Block III. Structural Design

Design of critical energy infrastructure facilities; Design of critical transport, water, and municipal infrastructure; Structures resistant to extreme hazards; Protective and shelter construction.

Block IV. Hazards

Critical infrastructure hazards.

Block V. Modern Technologies

Monitoring, diagnostics, and maintenance of critical infrastructure (IoT, AI, Digital Twin); Hazard modeling and simulation.

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Tuition fees for the studies in English language - academic year 26/27

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