Bachelor
The Bachelor of Policing enhances professional practice and knowledge for police and law enforcement officers, focusing on current activities across jurisdictions and specialities. It is part of an articulated study program.
The Bachelor of Policing from Charles Sturt University is intended for police, and officers in law enforcement agencies with a policing focus, to enhance their professional policing practice and knowledge.
Upgrade your knowledge and skills of law enforcement with our structured content that is directly relevant to current policing activities across a wide range of jurisdictions and policing specialities.
Please note: If you're looking at starting your career in policing, our Bachelor of Policing and Public Safety is the ideal first step.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Applicants for the Bachelor of Policing must meet the following Admission Requirements:
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
The course content goes beyond the level of training provided through law enforcement organisations. It challenges you to critically and independently analyse your work practices and decisions, particularly in regard to current and emerging police practice. The ability to consider new options, and to gather logical evidence and support for decisions and actions, is actively encouraged. Those qualities are recognised as part of the rapidly growing expectations placed upon law enforcement practitioners by organisations and the communities in which you serve. The knowledge gained, and the wide range of abilities that are encouraged in the program, provide the opportunity for you to improve your professional capacity.
The course consists of a credit package awarded on admission and two core subjects and restricted electives to complete the course requirements from the following areas:
Select subjects to complete the course requirements from the following areas:
Terrorism Safety and SecurityCodeTitleCredit PointsJST344Terrorism Awareness8InvestigationsCodeTitleCredit PointsJST310Information and Investigation8JST313Investigative Interviewing8JST322Crime Reduction8POL303Organised Crime8Policing PracticeCodeTitleCredit PointsJST324Team Management and Leadership8JST325Accountability and Policing8JST335Fundamentals of Law Enforcement Intelligence8JST345Theoretical, Applied and Forensic Victimology8JST346Criminal Investigations in Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Societies8JST347Policing and the Media8Cultural StudiesCodeTitleCredit PointsJST456Islam and Policing in the Modern World8Emergency ManagementCodeTitleCredit PointsEMG100Introduction to Emergency Management8EMG101Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment8EMG102Emergency Decision Making8EMG103Emergency Management Plan Development8