Bachelor of Policing and Public Safety BPol&PublicSafety
On Campus - Port Macquarie
Online - Bathurst
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 upon 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: 3 years (or part-time equivalent)
Applicants must meet the following Admission Requirements:
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English Language Proficiency
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Core Subjects
Students must successfully complete 14 core subjects.
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
JST110 Criminal Justice in Society
JST117 Introduction to Intelligence
JST152 Introduction to Policing
JST219 Criminal Law in Context
JST204 Young People and Crime
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory
JST265 Advanced Studies in Policing
JST309 Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning
JST352 Professionalism and Resilience in Public Safety & Security
NB: Students undertaking the Associate Degree in Policing Practice will complete 14 core subjects, the UCWE* and one restricted elective. Their last 8 elective subjects will be credited from the Associate Degree in Policing Practice upon completion of that degree.
*The UCWE needs to be completed as a separate course and can be credited to Bachelor of Policing and Public Safety as an elective
Restricted Electives
Students must successfully complete 9 subjects from the following:
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
SOC101 Understanding the Social World
SOC205 Social Research
JST151 Preparing for Criminal Justice Practice
JST203 Punishment and the State
JST220 Gender and Crime
JST264 Criminal Justice Studies with an International Context
JST318 Human Rights and Social Justice
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
JST353 Emerging Issues/Professional Project
HCS310 Mental Health and Mental Disorder
Unrestricted Elective
Students must complete 1 unrestricted elective.
On Campus
Year 1
Session 1
JST110 Criminal Justice in Society
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
JST152 Introduction to Policing
Session 2
JST117 Introduction to Intelligence
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
Restricted Elective
Year 2
Session 1
JST204 Young People and Crime
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
JST219 Criminal Law in Context
JST352 Professionalism and Resilience in Public Safety and Secuirty
Session 2
JST265 Advanced Studies in Policing
JST309 Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing
JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning
Restricted Elective (UCWE)
Year 3
Session 1
3 restricted electives
1 open elective
Session 2
4 restricted electives
Online
Year 1
Session 1
JST110 Criminal Justice in Society
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
Session 2
JST117 Introduction to Intelligence
JST205 Criminology:History and Theory
Year 2
Session 1
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
JST152 Introduction to Policing
Session 2
EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management
Restricted Elective
Year 3
Session 1
JST204 Young People and Crime
JST219 Criminal Law in Context
Session 2
JST265 Advanced Studies in Policing
JST309 Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing
Year 4
Session 1
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
JST352 Professionalism and Resilience in Public Safety and Security
Session 2
JST321 Justice Studies Work lace Learning
Restricted elective
Year 5
Session 1
2 Restricted electives
Session 2
2 Restricted electives
Year 6
Session 1
2 Restricted electives
Session 2
Restricted elective
Open Elective
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
JST313 Investigative Interviewing
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools at About Residential School
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.