Doctor of Public Safety
By research
+ Award nomenclature
Doctor of Public Safety
DPublicSafety
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
| Doctor of Public Safety (1915PS) |
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| Distance Education | Manly |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
Candidates admitted to the course will:
- hold a class 1 or class 2 division 1 bachelor (honours) degree, or a master degree by coursework and research experience; or a master degree by research. Variation to admission requirements based on alternative academic qualifications will be assessed by the Course Coordinator in consultation with the Faculty of Arts, Associate Dean Research
- have at least five years of full time (or equivalent) practice in Public Safety or in a cognate area, some of which must be current
- meet the University's English language proficiency requirements
Variation to admission requirements based on recognition of prior learning will be assessed by the Course Coordinator in consultation with the Faculty of Arts Associate Dean Research. An applicant for admission to the Doctor of Public Safety may be accepted without the qualifications specified above if he/she has some other appropriate combination of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications (such as relevant graduate diplomas) and/or professional performance which demonstrate that he/she is capable of undertaking research at a Doctoral level. These admission requirements are necessary to ensure that candidates have sufficient academic ability and professional experience to conduct research that leads to advanced, critical reflection on professional practice.
Credit CSU Credit Policy
Students who have successfully completed EMG506 Literature Review may receive credit for EMG706.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
Students must satisfactorily complete 192 credit points to graduate. Of these, 64 points of coursework subjects must be completed prior to commencing the Thesis, and 128 points will be provided by the completion of the Thesis.
The course consists of four 16 credit point core coursework subjects (64CP) and a dissertation of 128 points.
Coursework subjects
EMG705 Critical Issues in Research
EMG706 Literature Review
EMG707 Researching Professional Practice
EMG708 Research Proposal and Presentation
Dissertation
EMG709 Doctoral thesis FT (Public Safety) (Full time; 4 sessions) (128 points)
EMG710 Doctoral thesis PT (Public Safety) (Part time; 8 sessions) (128 points)
Enrolment pattern
FULL-TIME
Session 1
EMG705 Critical Issues in Research
EMG706 Literature Review
Session 2
EMG707 Researching Professional Practice
EMG708 Research Proposal and Presentation
Sessions 3 – 6
EMG709 Doctoral Thesis FT (Public Safety) (128)
PART-TIME
Session 1
EMG705 Critical Issues in Research
Session 2
EMG707 Researching Professional Practice
Session 3
EMG706 Literature Review
Session 4
EMG708 Research Proposal and Presentation
Sessions 5 – 12
EMG710 Doctoral Thesis PT (Public Safety) (128)
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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.