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Master of Arts (Investigations Management) Articulated Set

By coursework

Graduate Certificate in Investigations Management
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Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management
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Master of Arts (Investigations Management)
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Master of Arts (Investigations Management) (1709IN)
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Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management (1601IN)
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Normal course duration

Master of Arts (Investigations Management)

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Investigations Management [exit point only]

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Admission criteria

Master of Arts (Investigations Management)

Applicants must have completed all of the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Investigations Management at a cedit level or above or an equivalent graduate diploma completed at an Australian university or overseas equivalent.

Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management

Applicants must:

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)

Credit

Master of Arts (Investigations Management)

No special arrangements apply

Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management

No special arrangements apply.

Articulation

The Master, the Graduate Diploma and the Graduate Certificate [exit point only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation requirement

Master of Arts (Investigations Management)

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Investigations Management [exit point only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course structure

Th Graduate Certificate consists of four subejcts (32 points) and the Graduate Diploma consists of 8 subjects (64 points)

Graduate Certificate in Investigations Management (Exit point only)

JST426 Crime Analysis and the Investigative Process
JST410 Investigation Management 1
JST411 Investigation Management 2
JST491 Ethical Issues in Investigation**

** Students who have already completed an approved ethics subject are able to replace JST491 with an additional restricted elective on the approval of the course coodinator.

Graduate Diploma of Investigations Management.

The course consists of eight subjects:
JST426 Crime Analysis and the Investigative Process
JST410 Investigation Management 1
JST411 Investigation Management 2
JST491 Ethical Issues in Investigation**

** Students who have already completed an approved ethics subject are able to replace JST491 with an additional restricted elective on the approval of the course coodinator.

and any four subjects from the following:

Restricted electives

JST313 Investigative Viewing (if not studied previously)

Fraud Stream:

JST408 High Tec Crime
JST412 Fraud prevention
JST413 Risk Management
JST473 Asset Tracing
JST494 Forensic Accounting for Investigators

Management Stream

GPM413 Effective People Management
GPM414 Police Public and Media
GPM415 Corporate Governance and Accountability
GPM416 Planning and the Management of Change
GPM506 Executive Leadership (16 points)
GPM507 Global Law Enforcement

Intelligence Stream

JST450 Introduction to Intelligence
JST452 Intelligence Management
JST428 Operational Intelligence
JST482 National Security and Intelligence Issues
JST492 Strategic Intelligence Practice (16 points)
JST478 Crime Mapping

Other restricted electives

GPM417 History and Motivators of Terrorism (16 points)
GPM418 Current Conflicts and Emerging Trends (16 points)
JST489 Crime Prevention Partnerships (16 points)
JST415 Fire Investigation 1

NOTE: The electives do not have to be chosen from a single strand

Master of Investigations Management

As for Graduate Diploma plus:

JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal
JST531 Dissertation

+ Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

GPM418 Current Conflicts and Emerging Threats
GPM506 Executive Leadership
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal

+ Workplace Learning

No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.

Enrolment pattern

Session 1

JST410 Investigation Management 1
JST426 Crime Analysis and the Investigative Process

Session 2

JST411 Investigation Management 2
JST491 Ethical Issues in Investigation

Students may exit at this point with the Graduate Certificate in Investigations Management

Session 3

[ ] Elective
[ ] Elective

Session 4

[ ] Elective
[ ] Elective

Session 5

JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal 16 points

Session 6

JST531 Dissertation 16 points

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

The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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