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E40 Bachelor of Social Science (Police Studies)

Bachelor of Social Science (Police Studies) is available only to serving police officers. Students are required to complete recruit training in the Western Australia Police Academy or equivalent. The program is a study of the role of the police in contemporary society and in particular, the Australian context. Enrolments will be limited to persons with a background in police work.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with the University admission requirements as determined from time to time.

 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Only applicants who have satisfactorily completed the Western Australia Police Academy training or equivalent, or have graduated with an Associate Diploma or Associate Degree of Social Science (Police Studies) or are serving police officers else-where, are eligible for admission, subject to quota.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The course comprises 360 credit points (24 units of study plus fieldwork as appropriate) with 120 credit points (8 units) studied in each of the three years.

 

Students are required to complete a Major Study of 210 credit points (14 units) (or a Specialist Major of 240 credit points (or 16 units) in some courses) and may undertake Minor and/or Elective studies. A Supporting Major is not possible with a Specialist Major.

 

A Minor normally requires six units of study taken from one area; Electives, if provided for, may be chosen from any other field of study.

 

Students wishing to complete a Supporting Major must discuss the proposal with the course coordinator to ensure that appropriate units are selected and all practicum requirements are met.

 

Students are advised to contact the course coordinator in the School of Law and Justice prior to enrolling in required units.

 
 
YEAR ONE
JUS1111 Introduction to Law 1 15
JUS1103 Conflict Management 15
JUS1105 Criminology 1 15
JUS1106 Human Behaviour in the Justice System 15
 
YEAR TWO
JUS2101 Cultural Diversity, Law and Justice 15
JUS2173 Criminal Behaviour 15
JUS2204 Criminal Law 15
JUS2221 Law of Evidence 1 15
 
YEAR THREE
JUS3101 Police, the Law and Society 15
JUS3222 Administrative Law 15
JUS3102 Police Management 15
JUS3131 Commercial and Organised Crime 15
JUS3204 Civil and Criminal Procedure 15
JUS3276 Police Studies 15
 
MINOR STUDIES
Students may choose their Minor Study from a variety of fields including:

Aboriginal Studies

Addiction Studies

Computer Science

Human Resource Management

Human Services

Information Systems

Legal Studies

Psychology

Public Relations

Security Studies


Students are encouraged to select a Minor Study sequence appropriate to their particular needs. Students studying in the external mode choose Minors from fields which are offered externally.
 
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
In addition to the Major and Minor Study units, students complete four Electives. These may be selected from the wide range of Elective subjects offered by the University.

 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/09/2006 VET: 30/09/2006