Master of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security)
Graduate Diploma of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security)
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management (Policing and Security)
Executive Masters in International Police Leadership EMInternatPoliceLship
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management (Policing and Security) GradCertLship&Mgt(Policing&Security)
Graduate Diploma of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security) GradDipLship&Mgt(Policing&Security)
Master of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security) MLship&Mgt(Policing&Security)
Online - Bathurst
Online - Manly
Online - Bathurst
Online - Manly
Online - Bathurst
Online - Manly
Online - Bathurst
Online - Manly
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Applicants for admission to the Master of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security) degree:
Applicants for admission to the Executive Masters in International Police Leadership:
Additionally, a number of police jurisdictions have credit arrangements with the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, and prospective applicants should discuss these with the Course Director.
Applicants for admission must be employed in a leadership or management role (policing, security, or private sector), and have one of the following:
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Candidates who have successfully completed the Canadian Police College of Executive Development Program are eligible for 48 points
credit into the Executive Masters in International Police Leadership.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management (Policing and Security)
GPM425 Applied Management in Law Enforcement and Security (16)
GPM413 Motivation and Engagement
1 postgraduate elective subject offered by AGSPS (maximum 8 points)
Graduate Diploma of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security)
Completion of Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management (Policing and Security), and
GPM428 Operational Command (16)
GPM414 Organisational Communication
1 postgraduate elective subject offered by AGSPS (maximum 8 points)
Master of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security)
Completion of Graduate Diploma of Leadership and Management (Policing and Security), and
Option 1
GPM512 Executive Leadership in Law Enforcement and Security (16)
GPM507 International Policing
1 postgraduate elective level 5 subject offered by AGSPS (maximum 8 points)
Option 2
JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16)
JST531 Dissertation (16)
Option 3
GPM512 Executive Leadership Law Enforcement and Security (16)
EMG505 Work Based Project (16)
Executive Masters in International Police Leadership
Students admitted to this course will have completed the Canadian Police College Executive Development Program, or such equivalent Program as determined by the Course Director.
Candidates who have successfully completed the Canadian Police College Executive Development Program are eligible for 48 points credit. Students will be required to complete any 3 of the following 4 subjects:
GPM428 Operational Command (16)
GPM512 Executive leadership in law Enforcement and Security (16)
JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16)
GPM425 Applied Management in law Enforcement and Security (16)
Due to the flexible nature of the program, and intake across all three academic sessions, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern whilst working through the course structures of the articulated set. Students may choose the order in which they study the subjects, taking into account subject availability across the year.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.