Bachelor of Policing
Bachelor of Policing BPolicing
Online - Manly
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
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 Duration). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
Applicants for the Bachelor of Policing must meet the following Admission Requirements:
* Applicants must be serving police officers in a police service, or active as a member in a law enforcement organisation carrying out investigations and launching prosecutions on behalf of the public, with a minimum of one year experience demonstrated by a detailed resume.
English Language Proficiency
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.
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.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
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
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.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component.
JST313 Investigative Interviewing - Subject offered from 2015
JST456 Islam and Policing in the Modern World - Subject offered from 2016
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School
For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.
The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.