Bachelor of Management (Policing)

Degree Level Undergraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBPL

Study as
Part-time only

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry Requirements
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.

Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.
This program is open to Police officers only.
Applicants are required to have:
- Advanced Diploma of Policing or equivalent;
- Permanent appointment to Constable.
Equivalent includes:
- Police Studies Certificate + 14 years SAPOL service
- Associate Diploma in Justice Administration + 5 years SAPOL experience
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None
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No further intake from 2015 - continuing students only. Prospective students please refer to our new Bachelor of Business (Policing), program code DBBP.

Aim

The Bachelor of Management (Policing) provides a professional level of education for South Australian Police Officers. To this end, the program is designed to enable graduates to acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes that will assist them to work and develop as productive and socially responsible Police Officers in a local and global context.

Content & Structure

The Bachelor of Management (Policing) has a management focus in a policing context, with courses carefully chosen to meet specific policing operational requirements. Student will receive 54 units credit from their previous studies, and will be required to complete 54 units at UniSA.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Management Principles	BUSS 1054	4.5
Police, the Courts and the Law	COML 2008	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
International Management Ethics and Values	BUSS 3053	4.5
Managing Decision Making	BUSS 2059	4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Organisational Behaviour	BUSS 2046	4.5
Restorative Justice	JUST 3003	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Managing Services	BUSS 2058	4.5
Criminology 1	COML 1002	4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Strategic Management	BUSS 3023	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 3
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 3

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Electives are to be selected from the following list:
Work Health and Safety Management Principles	BUSS 1053	4.5
Contemporary Aboriginal Issues	HUMS 1034	4.5
Human Service Workers and the Law	JUST 2005	4.5
Management Accounting	ACCT 2006	4.5
Industry Project	BUSS 3010	9
Governance and Citizenship in Australia	POLI 1008	4.5
Indigenous Australians and the Human Services	WELF 2015	4.5
Organisation of Human Service Delivery	WELF 1016	4.5
Project Management: Principles and Strategies	INFS 2022	4.5
Communication and Organisational Practices	COMM 2072	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The program comprises nine program core courses and three electives.

Notes

1. As a part time program, the program schedule shows the expected flow of study.

2. The program has been tailored to the specific requirements of the market.

3. Electives are to be chosen from the list of prescibed electives.