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Doctor of Police Leadership DPL
CSU’s Doctor of Police Leadership is a coursework higher degree that is designed for senior law enforcement executives. It provides the opportunity for personal development and the in-depth exploratory study of a professional area of practice.
About the course
The purpose of the course is to provide a coursework doctorate designed to suit the individual educational and professional development requirements of senior law enforcement personnel.
The course will link executive development for police with tailored tertiary study and research to provide a professional experience which will also add to the body of knowledge in the area of policing practice.
Course outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages
of a wide range of
research methods - design research using these research methods
- research,
develop and write a research proposal, ethics approval application,
literature
review, description of research methodology and timelines for a major research dissertation - demonstrate an understanding of, and
analyse, a range of current and emerging issues in
policing and security - analyse and evaluate a range of Australian
and international case studies in policing and
security - demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the
utility of a range of theoretical and
practical approaches to best practice in policing and security - analyse differences and similarities that exist in best practice
within law enforcement and
other government security and emergency roles - analyse a range
of approaches for implementing change to achieve best practice in
policing and security - identify and discuss their professional development needs
- demonstrate an understanding of organisational behaviour and issues
- demonstrate an understanding of the major theoretical
and practical approaches to
executive leadership - analyse and evaluate a range of case studies
in the application of executive leadership to
actual situations both internal and external to policing
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
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