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Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing)

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing)
BJusticeStud(Policing)

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Currently no enrolment information is available for this course

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.

    • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Admission requirements are in accordance with UAC guidelines.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Credit is in accordance with the Charles Sturt University Credit Policy with monitoring through the School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies Assessment Committee and the Faculty of Arts Assessment Committee.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Course structure

    The course consists of 25 core subjects (1 x 16 credit point subject, 4 x 4 credit point subjects and 20 x 8 credit point subjects) (192 credit points)

    JST108 Justice Studies: Theory and Practice (16 credit points)
    JST201 Criminal Law and Process
    JST204 Crime, Delinquency and Social Welfare
    JST205 Criminology
    JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
    JST226 Introduction to Police Investigation
    JST228 Policing and the Community
    JST318 Human Rights and Policing
    JST319 Evidence and Procedure
    JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
    POL106 Government and Policing
    PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
    PSY211 Psychology of Crime
    SOC101 Introductory Sociology
    PPP101 Simulated Policing (Acquiring Confidence) and Weapons & Tactics 1 (4 credit points)
    PPP106 Simulated Policing (Acquiring Confidence) and Weapons & Tactics 2 (4 credit points)
    PPP121 Simulated Policing - Acquiring Competence (4 credit points)
    PPP122 Police as Investigators
    PPP123 Ethical Reasoning and Policing
    PPP124 Police and Road Safety
    PPP125 Police, Crime and Society
    PPP126 Operational Safety and Tactics (4 credit points)
    PPP231 Practicum
    PPP232 Police as Investigators 3
    PPP242 Problem-oriented Policing and Vulnerable Populations

    Enrolment pattern

    Session 1

    JST108 Justice Studies: Theory and Practice (16 credit points)
    SOC101 Introductory Sociology
    PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services

    Session 2

    JST204 Crime, Delinquency and Social Welfare
    POL106 Government and Policing
    PSY211 Psychology of Crime
    JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction

    Session 3

    JST201 Criminal Law and Process
    JST205 Criminology
    JST226 Introduction to Police Investigation
    JST228 Policing and the Community

    Term 3 (School of Policing Studies)

    PPP101 Simulated Policing (Acquiring Confidence) and Weapons and Tactics 1

    Session 4

    JST318 Human Rights and Policing
    JST319 Evidence and Procedure
    JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society

    Term 1 (School of Policing Studies)

    PPP106 Simulated Policing (Acquiring Confidence) and Weapons and Tactics 2

    Term 2 (Studied full-time on campus at the NSW Police Academy, Goulburn)

    PPP121 Simulated Policing - Acquiring Competence (4 credit points)
    PPP122 Police as Investigators
    PPP123 Ethical Reasoning and Policing
    PPP124 Police and Road Safety
    PPP125 Police, Crime and Society
    PPP126 Operational Safety and Tactics (4 credit points)

    Term 3 (Studied by distance education whilst employed as a probationary constable)

    PPP231 Practicum
    PPP232 Police as Investigators 3

    Term 1 (Studied by distance education whilst employed as a probationary constable) - Parallel enrolment.

    PPP242 Problem-oriented Policing and Vulnerable Populations

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subject has a Workplace Learning component.

    PPP231 Session 3 Policing Practice

    Articulation agreements

    Students transfer to NSW Police College for the third year of the degree where they study the content of the 2nd year of the Diploma of Policing Practice.

    Professional recognition

    NSW Police assess students' professional suitability.

    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.

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