Master of Arts

MA

 

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Fees apply

This course builds upon a number of Graduate Diploma courses in advanced specialist areas and provides an opportunity for advanced practitioners to undertake research projects aimed at enhancing current practice. Areas of specialisation are:

  Child protection investigation

  Compliance

  Crime prevention

  Criminal intelligence

  Fire Investigation

  Fraud investigation

  Investigations management

  Police negotiation

 

Enrolment through

Goulburn Campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

Part-time 1 year (2 sessions)

Admission criteria

Applicants must have completed all of the requirements of one of the following Graduate Diploma courses:

  Graduate Diploma of Child Protection Investigation

  Graduate Diploma of Compliance

  Graduate Diploma of Crime Prevention

  Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence

  Graduate Diploma of Fire Investigation

  Graduate Diploma of Fraud Investigation

  Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management

  Graduate Diploma of Police Negotiation

or an equivalent graduate diploma completed at an Australian university or overseas equivalent. The Graduate Diploma must have been completed at a credit grade level.

Credit

Upon admission, all students are awarded 64 points of credit for the completed Graduate Diploma.

Graduation requirements

To graduate,students must satisfactorily complete 96 points, comprising the 64 points of credit awarded upon admission and 32 points completed during enrolment in the Master degree.

Course structure

The Master component of the course comprises a dissertation proposal and a dissertation undertaken in an area of study associated with that of the Graduate Diploma already completed.

Enrolment pattern

Session 1 (Autumn)

JST530      Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16 points)

 

Session 2 (Spring)

JST531      Dissertation (16 points)

 

Upon completion, students will graduate with one of the following awards, depending upon the area of study:

  Master of Arts (Child Protection Investigation)  MA(ChildProtectnInvestign)

  Master of Arts (Compliance)  MA(Compliance)

  Master of Arts (Crime Prevention)  MA(CrimePrevent)

  Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence)  MA(CrimIntel)

  Master of Arts (Fire Investigation)  MA(FireInvestign)

  Master of Arts (Fraud Investigation)  MA(FraudInvestign)

  Master of Arts (Investigations Management)  MA(InvestignsMgt)

  Master of Arts (Police Negotiation)  MA(PoliceNegotiation)

 

Inquiries

Course Coordinator

Mr Patrick F Walsh

School of Policing Studies

Telephone: (02) 9934 4829

Email: pawalsh@csu.edu.au

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