Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence) Articulated Set
Graduate Certificate in Criminal IntelligenceGradCertCrimIntel
Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence
GradDipCrimIntel
Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence)
MA (Crim Intell)
Normal course duration
Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence)
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence)
Applicants must have completed all of the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Criminal Intelligence at a cedit level or above or an equivalent graduate diploma completed at an Australian university or overseas equivalent.
Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence
Graduate Diploma: Applicants must have completed requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence.
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence
Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence need to satisfy one or more of the following criteria: 1) Be working as an intelligence practitioner in a law enforcement, national security, regulatory or commercial agency. 2)Demonstrate professional experience in one or more practitioner contexts (strategic, operational or tactical intelligence). 3)Have completed a relevant CSU intelligence short course or an industry based course recognised by CSU. 4)Hold an undergraduate or post-graduate qualification in criminology,justice or security studies. 4)Satisfy the Course Coordinator of other skills or professional qualifications that would make the candidate eligible for entrance into the course.
Credit
Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence)
No special arrangements apply
Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence
Students who successfully complete the National Strategic Intelligence Course (NSIC)run by CSU in collaboration with the AFP and ACC will be entitled to the equivalent of two transfer credits or JST448 if they apply for the Graduate Certificate of Criminal Intelligence. The AGSP is currently liasing with a number of law enforcement agencies to assess credit packages based on internal industry courses that allow articulation into the Graduate Certificate of Criminal Intelligence. These credit and articulation arrangements are progressively being established and details will be available on the course's official website as they are finalised. In addition to these industry based credit arrangements, the Course Coordinator may offer credit based on professional experience. But this will be on a case by case basis and the onus will be on students to make the case for credit.
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence
Credit arrangements for the Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence are detailed under those for the Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence.
Graduation requirement
Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Graduate Diploma of Criminal Intelligence
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Intelligence
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course structure
The course consists of three subjects for the Graduate Certificate and three or four (depending on the selection of electives) for the Graduate Diploma:
Graduate Certificate
JST492 Strategic Intelligence Practice (16 points)
JST450 Introduction to Intelligence
JST428 Operational Intelligence
Graduate Diploma
in addition to the subjects above:
JST452 Intelligence Management
JST449 Intelligence Research and Analysis
Two of the following:
JST408 Computers and Crime
JST413 Risk Management
JST478 Crime Mapping
or
JST493 National Security and Intelligence Issues (16 points)
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. 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 (Criminal Intelligence).
Enrolment pattern
Graduate Certificate
Session 1
JST450 Introduction to Intelligence
JST428 Operational Intelligence
OR
JST492 Strategic Intelligence Practice (16 points)
Session 2
JST450 Introduction to Intelligence
JST428 Operational Intelligence
OR
JST492 Strategic Intelligence Practice (16 points)
Graduate Diploma
in addition to the Graduate Certificate, above:
Session 1
JST452 Intelligence Management
JST449 Intelligence Research and Analysis
Session 2
Two of the following:
JST408 Computers and Crime
JST413 Risk Management
JST478 Crime Mapping
OR
JST493 National Security and Intelligence Issues (16 points)
Masters
In addition to Graduate Diploma
Session 1
JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16 points)
Session 2
JST531 Dissertation (16 points)
Articulation
Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters Articulate.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au