Master of Investigations Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Investigations
AQF level 9
Graduate Diploma of Investigations
AQF level 8
Graduate Certificate in Investigations
AQF level 8

Awards

Academic Senate has approved the following awards for conferral at graduation on a testamur:

Graduate Certificate in Investigations GradCertInvestigns

Graduate Diploma of Investigations GradDipInvestigns

Master of Investigations MInvestigns

Availability

Graduate Diploma of Investigations (1614IN)

Online - Bathurst

Master of Investigations (2721IN)

Online - Bathurst

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

Normal Course Duration

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.

Master of Investigations

Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Diploma of Investigations

Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Certificate in Investigations [Exit Point Only]

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Investigations

 Applicants must be employed in an investigations role (police or private sector), and have one of the following:

  • An undergraduate degree in a relevant field
  • Five years or more as a police officer, with associated in service training
  • Five years or more non police investigations experience, with associated professional training
Graduate Diploma of Investigations

Applicants must be employed in an investigations role (police or private sector), and have one of the following:

  • An undergraduate degree in a relevant field
  • Five years or more as a police officer, with associated in service training
  • Five years or more non police investigations experience, with associated professional training

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Investigations

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduate Diploma of Investigations

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduate Certificate in Investigations [Exit Point Only]

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate [Exit Point Only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation Requirement

Master of Investigations

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Investigations

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Investigations [Exit Point Only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Investigations

JST409 Investigations Principles
ITC597 Digital Forensics

2 elective subjects (maximum 16 points) from the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security postgraduate subjects

Graduate Diploma of Investigations

In addition to the subjects required for the Graduate Certificate, students must complete 1 core subject and upto 2 electives.

JST497 Multi Agency Investigations (16)

2 elective subjects (maximum 16 points) from the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security postgraduate subjects

Master of Investigations

In addition to the subjects required for the Graduate Diploma, students must complete 2 core subjects, from the following Coursework or Research study options.

Coursework option

Core

JST536 Emerging Issues and Professional Practices in Trans-national Crime Investigations (16)
JST540 Independent Knowledge Integration: Theory and Professional Practice

and

1 elective subject from the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security postgraduate subjects.


Research Option

Core

JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16)
JST531 Dissertation (16)

Enrolment Pattern

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.

Residential School

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 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.

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