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Bachelor of Policing (Investigations)

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Policing (Investigations)
BPolicing(Investigns)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Policing (Investigations) (1402PI)
Distance Education Manly

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

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Students entering with one of: the Associate Degree in Policing Practice, the Diploma of Policing Practice, the Diploma of Policing, or the equivalent offered by the Queensland Police Service - FTE 1.0 Students entering without one of the aforementioned qualifications - FTE 2.5

  • 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

    Applicants must have successfully completed the Diploma of Policing or the Diploma of Applied Policing or the Diploma of Policing Practice or the Associate Degree in Policing Practice or equivalent; and have completed or be undertaking the Advanced Diploma in Public Safety (Police Investigations) (AQF level 6) or its equivalent in another jurisdiction.

    Applicants without the qualifications listed must have at least three years plain clothes experience and have completed or be undertaking the Advanced Diploma in Public Safety (Police Investigations) (AQF level 6) or its equivalent in all other jurisdictions.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    All students receive 104 points for their policing and investigative experience, and for their detective training qualification.

    Students who have completed the Associate Degree in Policing Practice, the Diploma of Policing Practice, the Diploma of Policing, or the equivalent offered by the Queensland Police Service, receive 48 points in addition to the 104 points - that is, 152 points.

    Students who can demonstrate tertiary qualifications in related subjects may claim credit to a maximum of 24 points, above the 104 points - that is, 128 points.

    Students who have been designated detectives for five years or more may receive 24 points credit.

    A maximum of 152 points can be received by any one student.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Course structure

    All students complete four core subjects. The number of electives each student must then complete to graduate is determined by the credit package they receive.

    Core subjects

    JST312 Criminal Law and Investigation Management
    JST311 Evidence and Investigation
    JST301 Applying Criminology To Crime Reduction
    JST322 Crime Reduction

    Electives

    JST324 Team Management and Leadership
    JST313 Investigative Interviewing
    POL303 Organised Crime
    JST344 Terrorism Awareness
    JST345 Police and Victims
    JST346 Criminal Investigation in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Societies
    JST325 Accountability and Policing
    JST456 Islam and Policing in the Modern World
    JST347 Police and Media

    With the approval of the Course Director other electives may be taken from the following disciplines: psychology, criminology, politics and sociology.

    NB: FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTERED THE BACHELOR OF POLICING (INVESTIGATIONS) IN 2013 OR EARLIER (I.E. COMMENCED IN SESSION 201390 OR PRIOR).

    Correct core/mandatory subjects are: -
    JST311 – Evidence and Investigation
    JST312 – Criminal Law and Investigation Management
    JST322 – Crime Reduction
    JST325 – Accountability and Policing

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    FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTERED THE BACHELOR OF POLICING (INVESTIGATIONS) IN 2014 (I.E. COMMENCED IN SESSION 201430).

    Correct core/mandatory subjects if you started the course in this current session are: -
    JST301 – Applying Criminology to Crime Reduction
    JST311 – Evidence and Investigation
    JST312 – Criminal Law and Investigation Management
    JST325 – Accountability and Policing

    Enrolment pattern

    Core subject, JST301 – Applying Criminology to Crime Reduction, is a mandatory first enrolment subject for those entering the course. Remaining core subjects and electives are undertaken in accordance with student choice and subject availability, until graduation requirements are met.

    + Residential School

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

    JST313 Investigative Interviewing
    JST456 Islam and Policing in the Modern World

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    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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