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Bachelor of Public Safety and Security
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Bachelor of Public Safety and Security
- Award Names
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- Duration
- Admission
- Credit
- Graduation
- Course Structure
- Enrolment Pattern
- Residential School
The course includes the following awards:
Bachelor of Public Safety and Security BPublicSafety&Sec
Course Study Modes and Locations
Bachelor of Public Safety and Security (1416PS)
Distance Education - Manly
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Bachelor of Public Safety and Security
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 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 PolicyAdmission to the program will be in accordance to the standard CSU and UAC criteria for undergraduate courses.
Credit
CSU Credit PolicyCredit packages aligned with AQF requirements regarding the maximum credit arrangements for Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs will be available to students who have successfully completed related awards.
Graduation requirements
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course Structure
Core subjects
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
JST117 Introduction to Intelligence
IKC201 Comparative Indigenous Studies
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory
JST226 Introduction to Police Investigations
JST346 Criminal Investigations in Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
POL303 Organised Crime
JST322 Crime Reduction
JST344 Terrorism Awareness
JST350 Cyber Security: Terrorism, Crime and Warfare in the 21st Century
JST351 Foundations in Financial Crime (16)
GPM430 Foundations of Corruption and Misconduct
Electives
List of Restricted Electives. Students must complete 7 (or equivalent point value) to achieve the 192 points required for graduation.
Society, Ethics and Corruption
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC308 Community Analysis
SOC205 Social Research
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
PHL202 Ethical Theory
JST318 Human Rights and Social Justice
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
Crime and Law Enforcement
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
JST310 Information and Investigation
Policing Practice
JST324 Team Management and Leadership
JST345 Police and Victims
JST347 Police and the Media
JST309 Indigenous Issues in Policing
JST456 Islam and Policing in the Modern World
Emergency Management
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
EMG103 Emergency Management Plan Development
EMG201 Training and Exercise Development
EMG206 Analysis of Disaster Response (16CP)
EMG208 Post Impact Disaster Management (16 CP)
SPA 215 Principles of Geographic Information systems
EMG307 Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (16 points)
EMG308 Disaster Recovery, Sustainability and Resilience
Homeland Security
CUS303 Transnational Crime (8)
CUS101 Border Agencies and Principles of Border Management (16)
CUS301 Border Management Ethics and Governance (16)
CUS202 International Air and Sea Passengers (16)
JST349 Radicalisation, Deradicalisation and Counter Radicalisation
POL111 International Relations
The course is designed to have maximum flexibility allowing the expertise or prior study of the student to be taken into consideration. All subjects must be drawn from the specified core subjects and the list of restricted electives. Alternative CSU subjects may be considered with the permission of the Course Director. Students entering the program with no RPL for previous study or experience must select a minimum of 2 x 100 level elective subjects in addition to the core subjects.
Enrolment Pattern
Session 1
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
Session 2
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
Session 3
IKC201 Comparative Indigenous Studies
JST117 Introduction to Intelligence
Session 4
JST226 Introduction to Police Investigations
Elective
Session 5
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory
Elective
Session 6
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
Elective
Session 7
JST346 Criminal Investigations in Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies
JST350 Cyber Security: Terrorism, Crime and Warfare in the 21st Century
Session 8
POL303 Organised Crime
Elective
Session 9
JST322 Crime Reduction
Elective
Session 10
JST344 Terrorism Awareness
Elective
Session 11
JST351 Foundations of Financial Crime (16)
Elective
Session 12
GPM430 Foundations of Corruption and Misconduct
Elective
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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.