Bachelor of Criminal Justice What is CSU’s Bachelor of Criminal Justice?

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Bachelor of Criminal Justice
What is CSU’s Bachelor of Criminal Justice?
CSU’s Bachelor of Criminal Justice prepares students for a wide variety of careers
in criminal justice and related professions. Students will be equipped with the
skills and knowledge to pursue a career in criminal justice or to progress to the
Associate Degree in Policing Practice (ADPP) (subject to professional suitability).
This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to criminal and social justice
issues offering an interesting and varied range of subjects. For those who enter
the ADPP via this degree, the aim is to produce highly competent police officers
who value integrity, ethical practice and good citizenship.
CSU’s graduates possess a strong theoretical background relevant to the nature
of criminal justice studies and highly developed critical and analytical skills that
draw upon the diverse disciplinary backgrounds relevant to criminal justice.
Graduates understand the importance of reflexivity and the application of ethics to
enable them to practice good citizenship and apply this to professional practice.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be prepared for a wide variety of careers in criminal justice
as well as honours study. There will be opportunities for further study
and career advancement with postgraduate degrees and Higher Degrees
by Research offered. Career opportunities include areas such as:
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criminal and social justice research and policy
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corrections, probation and parole
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associated work with offenders and families
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community and welfare organisations
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juvenile justice
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other criminal justice and social justice occupations.
www.csu.edu.au/courses/undergraduate/criminal_justice
Some reasons for studying
Criminal Justice at CSU:
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this is a multidisciplinary degree –
students study a range of subjects
including justice studies, sociology,
psychology, communications and
Indigenous studies
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the course is offered on campus
and by distance education, allowing
flexible study to meet individual needs
•
for those interested in a career
in the Police, the course offers
a recognised pathway to apply for
the NSW Police Force via the ADPP
(subject to professional suitability).
GRADUATE PROFILE
Workplace learning
As a result of the integration of field work placements into the course,
students gain an important introduction to diverse professional environments.
Students will undertake a 80 to 90-hour workplace learning placement in their
last session of study. This placement is geared towards making graduates
work ready upon completion of their course.
Study by distance education
This course is also available by distance education. CSU provides an excellent
range of support tools for distance education students with course materials
designed to engage and promote active thinking and participation.
Materials include pre-prepared week-long schedules, study modules containing
activities designed to encourage participants to apply ideas to their workplace,
assignments designed to test the mastery and application of course materials,
resource materials containing interesting, practical or contentious views, and
computer-based education packages.
Tasia Power
Criminal Justice graduate
“The driving force behind choosing CSU’s
course was to further my employment
options within the workforce. There are
a number of practical subjects within the
course that allow you to gain experience in a variety of fields and potential job areas.
I have worked in both government and
non-government organisations and both
have had differing job expectations and
requirements. Through my placements, I was offered full-time work from two different organisations and made many more networking connections.
Lecturers are committed to ensuring they are readily available to assist students
by direct telephone and email contact. Online forums are strongly encouraged
and form part of the coursework enabling direct and instant contact with staff and other students.
Further information
For more information, or how to apply, visit:
www.csu.edu.au/courses/undergraduate/criminal_justice
“The biggest factor for me when choosing
a university was workplace reputation
and Charles Sturt University has that! The courses provided at CSU incorporate
both theoretical and practical subjects,
allowing students to integrate into a variety
of workplace environments with ease.
The culture at CSU is one that cannot
be found at metropolitan universities.
The ‘country feel’ and relaxed atmosphere
provides the perfect social setting to
undertake your university degree with a full social and sporting calendar balancing
challenging learning opportunities.”
For more information about courses and
how to apply, please contact info.csu:
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