Bachelor of Public Safety and Security
Bachelor of Public Safety and Security BPublicSafety&Sec
Online - Manly
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
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 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 Public Safety and Security must meet the following Admission Requirements:
* A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with an ATAR of 70 (including adjustment factors).
OR
Successful study at University level of at least two subjects in any area, as long as the subjects are full university level.
OR
* A completed Vocational Education and Training (VET) Certificate IV or higher, studied at a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO) - or equivalent.
OR
* A completed Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC) or bridging program studied at a TAFE, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or University - or equivalent.
OR
* Partial completion of a Vocational Education and Training (VET) Diploma, of at least 50% from a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO) - or equivalent.
OR
* Work experience of at least two years full time or equivalent, in a related industry to the course, such as law enforcement, human services, corrections or justice administration, demonstrated by a detailed resume.
English Language Proficiency
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.
Credit 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.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Core Subjects
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
CUS101 Border Agencies and Principles of Border Management (16)
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
EMG101 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
EMG102 Emergency Decision Making
JST117 Introduction to Intelligence
IKC200 Comparative Indigenous Realities
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)
Restricted Electives
Students must complete 6 (or equivalent point value) of the following which have been organised into topic areas:
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
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 Communities and Policing
JST456 Islam and Policing in the Modern World
Emergency Management
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
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.
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
IKC200 Comparative Indigenous Realities
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
Elective
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.