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CSU's Bachelor of Policing is a course intended for police, and officers in law enforcement agencies with a policing focus, in order to enhance their professional policing practice and knowledge.

About the course

The subjects are policing focused and are delivered entirely by distance education, using up-to-the-minute electronic methods, and allowing participants to carry out their study both when and where is most suitable to them.

The course aims to assist and prepare participants to be able to undertake independent critical reflection on policing policy and practice, and apply the results of research in policing to professional practice.

The Bachelor of Policing is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of law enforcement personnel. The content of the program is structured to be directly relevant to current policing activities across a wide range of jurisdictions, and policing specialities.

Whilst it is recognised that law enforcement organisations supply a range of training for their personnel, the Bachelor of Policing content goes beyond and outside that level of training. The course challenges participants to critically and independently analyse their work practices and decisions, particularly in regard to current and emerging police practice.

The ability to consider numerous and new options, and to gather logical evidence and support for decisions and actions, is actively encouraged in the programs. Those qualities are recognised as part of the rapidly growing expectations placed upon law enforcement practitioners by both their organisations, and the communities in which they serve.

The knowledge gained, and the wide range of abilities that are encouraged in the program, provide the opportunity for participants to improve their professional capacity, and encourages them to continue their learning throughout their various careers.

The degree will also enable graduates to understand and contribute to discussions of strategic directions in policing and to contribute to the profession of policing.

Applicants are able enter the course at any of the three sessions each year (February, July, and November), and are able to study across each of those sessions.

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into the course, prospective students need to indicate their likelihood of success through: previous studies, and other attainments and experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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CSU's Bachelor of Policing (Investigations) is designed for serving police officers who intend pursuing a career in investigation. Enrolment in the program is restricted to those officers in policing, or other relevant organisations, who are designated as 'detective' or who are working towards that qualification in their organisation.

About the course

The course subjects are policing focused and are delivered entirely by distance education, using up-to-the-minute electronic methods, and allowing participants to carry out their study both when, and where, is most suitable to them.

The Bachelor of Policing (Investigations) is specifically focused at the needs of detectives or investigators, and aims to enhance the capabilities of those professional investigators by building upon their existing knowledge of investigative practice and procedure.

The content of the program is structured to be directly relevant to current high-level investigation activities across a wide range of jurisdictions. The course is designed to supplement and complement existing in-service investigation training programs, or their equivalent detective education programs.

With a mandatory core of four investigation related subjects, the program is designed to enhance knowledge and practice in the areas of evidence, accountability and ethics, investigation, intelligence, and investigation management. Those core subjects are complemented by policing related elective subjects that expand on a wide range of current and emerging policing investigation practice areas, for example, terrorism, organised crime, and forensic science.
The knowledge gained, and the wide range of abilities that are encouraged in the program, provide the opportunity for participants to improve and critically reflect on their professional capacity, and encourages them to continue their learning throughout their various careers.

Applicants are able enter the course at any of the three sessions each year (February, July, and November), and are able to study across each of those sessions.

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into the course, prospective students need to indicate their likelihood of success through: previous studies, and other attainments and experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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CSU's Bachelor of Psychology is designed to meet the initial requirement of professional training in psychology.

Successful completion of this course will satisfy the minimum academic requirements for provisional registration as a Psychologist (two years of supervised experience or completion of a two-year accredited postgraduate degree would still be required).

The Bachelor of Psychology is a high-demand course and the ATAR (or equivalent) for entry is greater than that for the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology). Students who do not satisfy the entry requirement may enrol in the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and then transfer to the Bachelor of Psychology at a later stage if their academic performance is good.

Psychology is concerned with the scientific understanding of human behaviour. It is both an academic discipline and a profession.

As an academic discipline, it comprises a body of knowledge about behaviour and mental process, and involves research to extend that knowledge. Psychology as a profession involves the application of psychological knowledge to solve social and behavioural problems and to promote human welfare.

It is important that minors and subjects are chosen in consultation with the Course Coordinator to ensure course requirements are met.

CSU is looking to expand its offerings of the Bachelor of Psychology to our Port Macquarie Campus in 2014.

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into the course, prospective students need to indicate their likelihood of success through: previous studies, and other attainments and experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Requires attendance at residential/intensive school.

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CSU's Bachelor of Science course is a vocationally-oriented course that produces graduates with a sound knowledge base in science and specialised studies in a number of majors.

The Bachelor of Science is a general science course with current majors in Analytical Chemistry, Conservation Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Plant Science and Spatial Science. It provides students with an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of much of modern scientific investigation, and produces highly employable graduates.

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into the course, prospective students need to indicate their likelihood of success through: previous studies, and other attainments and experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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CSU's Bachelor of Science (Honours) is designed to provide students in a wide range of scientific disciplines with the opportunity to develop research skills relevant to their area of interest.

CSU has streamlined its Honours offerings to provide a single Bachelor of Science (Honours) with a diverse range of specialisations available.

An Honours degree can give you a competitive edge when seeking employment, or provide the foundations for you to complete research at a higher level.

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) at CSU includes a coursework component, enabling you to choose elective subjects to further develop your knowledge of your chosen discipline, and a research project component. You can tailor your program to suit your interests, choosing the weighting of the coursework and research components, as long as at least half your course is made up of your research project and dissertation.

At the end of your Honours program, you will present your research findings at a seminar, which will count towards your final mark for your dissertation.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must have been awarded, or be eligible to graduate with, a three-year Bachelor degree in an appropriate discipline from Charles Sturt University or another recognised tertiary institution.

Normally, to be eligible, a students should have a Grade Point Average of 5 or above (equivalent to a Credit average) for their second and third level subjects, with no Fails, and have completed the degree in minimum time.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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