The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Policing BPolicing

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Policing (1402PC)

Distance Education - Manly

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

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Policing

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 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.

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.

Australian Defence Force personnel may also be awarded credit. Please discuss with Course Director.  

Graduation requirements

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.