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Bachelor of Policing

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Policing
BPolicing

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Policing (1402PC)
Distance Education Manly

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

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

All students entering the award who have completed an Associate Degree or a Diploma in an area related to policing will be required to complete one year of full time equivalent study. Serving police officers without any prior tertiary study will be required to complete up to 2 years of full time equivalent study. Stream 1 (Diploma) FTE = 1.0 Stream 2 (Non-Diploma) FTE = 2.0

  • 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

    To be eligible for admission, applicants must be serving in a police service or in a related field of employment with a minimum of one year experience.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Upon admission, students are awarded a credit package of 80 points for their prior industry experience and training. Students who hold the Diploma of Public Safety are entitled to an extra 16 points credit.

    Applicants from the Queensland Police Service who have completed the Constable Development Program will be awarded 152 credit points.

    Credit may be available for other prior study, subject to the requirements of CSU credit regulations concerning credit limits.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Course structure

    The course consists of a single core subject, JST301 , that is required as a initial enrolment for all students, and then elective subjects relevant to police practice which have been organised into topic areas or streams.

    Terrorism Safety and Security

    JST344 Terrorism awareness
    JST301 Applying Criminology To Crime Reduction

    Investigations

    JST310 Information and Investigation
    JST313 Investigative Interviewing
    POL303 Organised Crime
    JST322 Crime Reduction

    Policing Practice

    JST301 Applying Criminology to Crime Reduction
    JST320 Drugs, Crime & Society
    JST324 Team Management and Leadership
    JST345 Police and Victims
    JST325 Accountability and Policing
    JST346 Criminal Investigations in Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies
    JST347 Police and the Media

    Cultural Studies

    JST309 Indigenous Issues in Policing
    JST456 Islam and Policing in the Modern World.

    Emergency Management

    EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
    EMG101 Emergency Management Planning 1
    EMG102 Emergency Management Planning 2
    EMG103 Emergency Management Planning 3

    Enrolment pattern

    There is a single core subject, JST301 – Applying Criminology to Crime Reduction, which is a mandatory first enrolment subject for those entering the course. Students then undertake subjects in any order they choose until they have satisfied the course requirements for graduation.

    To remain enrolled in the course, students must maintain professional suitability by continuing to be employed in a relevant field or have the express consent of the course coordinator.

    + 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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