The course includes the following awards:

Associate Degree in Policing Practice AssocDegPolicingPrac

Course Study Modes and Locations

Associate Degree in Policing Practice (1107PP)

Distance Education - Goulburn
On Campus - Goulburn

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

Normal course duration

Associate Degree in Policing Practice

Full-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Part-time 4.0 years (8.0 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.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Charles Sturt University (CSU) undertakes Stage 1 of the recruitment process on behalf of the NSW Police Force. CSU uses Academic Selection Criteria to assess applicants for entry into the Associate Degree in Policing Practice (ADPP) and applies to both applicants wishing to study full-time on campus and those choosing to study by distance education.
Academic eligibility is only one component contributing to an applicant’s progression into the eligibility pool,  other components are assessed through the NSW Police Force recruitment process. The results in these components may determine how quickly an applicant gains admission to the course, as offers into the Associate Degree in Policing Practice will be made to the most competitive applicants.
To be academically eligible an applicant must have successfully completed any one of the following criteria:
• Tertiary studies - a minimum of two subjects (pass or above)
• AQF - a minimum of Certificate III
• Tertiary Preparation Certificate - completed
• ATAR = 66
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) = 149
• Military Service Personnel - rank of Corporal or above
• CSU's Darrambal program
• IPROWD.
Application for academic eligibility is made by completing the CSU admissions online application form.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

There is no credit for the Associate Degree in Policing Practice course

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

Course Structure

Course Structure
Students must complete 18 core subjects (128 points). Fulltime and External students have different Session 1 enrolment patterns.

Fulltime Session 1

PPP128 Law Policy & Procedure 1 (16)
PPP129 Investigative Practice 1 (8)
PPP130 Customer Service and Communications (8)
PPP131 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 1 (8)

Distance Session 1A

PPP137 Law Policy & Procedure 1A (8)
PPP138 Investigative Practice 1A (4)
PPP139 Customer Service and Communication 1A (4)
PPP140 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 1A (4)

Distance Session 1B

PPP141 Law Policy & Procedure 1B (8)
PPP142 Investigative Practice 1B (4)
PPP143 Customer Service and Communication 1B (4)
PPP144 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 1B (4)

Session 2, (All students)

PPP132 Officer Safety (8)
PPP133 Law Policy & Procedure 2 (16)
PPP134 Investigative Practice 2 (8)
PPP135 Customer Service and Communication 2 (4)
PPP136 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 2 (4)

Session 3, ( All students)

PPP231 Session 3 Police Practicum
PPP232 Police as Investigators 3

Session 4, ( All students)

PPP241 Session 4 Police Practicum
PPP242 Problem Oriented Policing & Vulnerable People

Session 5, ( All students)

PPP251 Session 5 Police Practicum
PPP252 Ethical Values and Leadership

Enrolment Pattern

For full-time students, the following enrolment pattern applies:

SESSION 1 (14 weeks internal):

PPP128 Law Policy & Procedure 1 (16)
PPP129 Investigative Practice 1 (8)
PPP130 Customer Service and Communications (8)
PPP131 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 1 (8)

SESSION 2 (14 weeks internal):

PPP132 Officer Safety (8)
PPP133 Law Policy & Procedure 2 (16)
PPP134 Investigative Practice 2 (8)
PPP135 Customer Service and Communication 2 (4)
PPP136 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 2 (4)

SESSION 3 (14 weeks distance education):

PPP231 Session 3 Police Practicum
PPP232 Police as Investigators 3

SESSION 4 (14 weeks distance education):

PPP241 Session 4 Police Practicum
PPP242 Problem Oriented Policing & Vulnerable People

SESSION 5 (14 weeks distance education):

PPP251 Session 5 Police Practicum
PPP252 Ethical Values and Leadership

For students who undertake Session 1 by distance education, the following enrolment pattern applies:

SESSION 1A (14 weeks distance education):

PPP137 Law Policy & Procedure 1A (8)
PPP138 Investigative Practice 1A (4)
PPP139 Customer Service and Communication 1A (4)
PPP140 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 1A (4)

SESSION 1B (14 weeks distance education):

PPP141 Law Policy & Procedure 1B (8)
PPP142 Investigative Practice 1B (4)
PPP143 Customer Service and Communication 1B (4)
PPP144 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 1B (4)

SESSION 2 (14 weeks internal):

PPP132 Officer Safety (8)
PPP133 Law Policy & Procedure 2 (16)
PPP134 Investigative Practice 2 (8)
PPP135 Customer Service and Communication 2 (4)
PPP136 Ethical Practice and Decision Making 2 (4)

SESSION 3 (14 weeks distance education):

PPP231 Session 3 Police Practicum
PPP232 Police as Investigators 3

SESSION 4 (14 weeks distance education):

PPP241 Session 4 Police Practicum
PPP242 Problem Oriented Policing & Vulnerable People

SESSION 5 (14 weeks distance education):

PPP251 Session 5 Police Practicum
PPP252 Ethical Values and Leadership

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

PPP231 Session 3 Policing Practice
PPP241 Session 4 Policing Practice
PPP251 Session 5 Policing Practice

Residential School

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

PPP137 Law, Policy & Procedure 1A
PPP138 Investigative Practice 1A
PPP139 Customer Service & Communication 1A
PPP140 Ethical Practice & Decision Making 1A
PPP141 Law, Policy & Procedure 1B
PPP142 Investigative Practice 1B
PPP143 Customer Service & Communication 1B
PPP144 Ethical Practice & Decision Making 1B

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