Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management

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Fees apply

Students admitted prior to 2000 should consult the Course Coordinator regarding their program.

The Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management is designed to meet the educational needs of experienced investigators in the police and non-police sectors. It aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of experienced investigators and to help prepare investigators for management roles.

This program has been designed in collaboration with industry and provides University recognition for industry training. An important aim of the program is the creation of a portable qualification for the industry. It allows investigators with skills in a particular aspect of the industry to gain a nationally recognised qualification relevant to the whole industry.

Enrolment through

Goulburn Campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

Part-time 2 years (4 sessions)

Admission criteria

Applicants must:

• be currently employed in an investigation management role (can be in police or private sector)

and

• have one of the following:

a) undergraduate degree in relevant field (e.g. policing, accountancy, law)

b) more than five years experience as a police designated detective, with associated in-service training (e.g. Detective Education Program (DEP)

c) more than five years non-police investigative experience and associated training (e.g. Commonwealth Law Enforcement Board Certificate 4)

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points (eight subjects).

Admission to Master of Arts

Students who have satisfactorily completed the Graduate Diploma requirements with a credit average are eligible to apply for admission to the Master of Arts, which offers specialisations in areas of policing and investigation. Upon admission to the Master degree course, students are awarded credit for the Graduate Diploma and upon completion of the dissertation requirements for the Master degree course (a further 32 points), students graduate with the award Master of Arts (Investigations Management).

Enrolment pattern

Session 1

JST426 Crime Analysis and the Investigative Process

JST316 Ethics and Professional Practice for Investigators**

Session 2

JST427 Intelligence-based Investigation

[ ] Elective

Session 3

JST410 Investigation Management 1

[ ] Elective

Session 4

JST411 Investigation Management 2

[ ] Elective

** Students who have already completed an approved ethics subject should replace JST316 with an additional restricted elective.

Restricted electives

ACC593 Forensic Accounting

ACC594 Advanced Forensic Accounting

JST313 Investigative Viewing

JST400 Dynamics of Power and Vulnerability

JST408 Computers and Crime

JST412 Fraud prevention

JST413 Risk Management

JST414 Investigation Management Project

JST415 Fire Investigation 1

JST416 Fire Investigation 2

JST417 Psychological Aspects of Arson

JST420 Victims and Investigators

JST421 The Child as a Witness

JST428 Understanding Organised Crime

JST429 Investigating Organised Crime

WEL404 Child Protection

LAW401 Legal Issues and Children

Inquiries

Course Coordinator

Andrew Bide

Centre for Investigative Studies and Crime Reduction

Telephone: (02) 4823 2697

Facsimile: (02) 4823 2986

Email: abide@csu.edu.au