Overview 2025
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"What I was able to learn from this course is how the police can really help the more vulnerable members of the society."
The degree brings together a range of disciplines that relate to human experience and behaviour, such as policing, criminology, risk management, law, sociology and psychology, politics, and public policy.
Whether you wish to work in policing, forensics, intelligence, risk analysis, justice, legal or correctional services, the Bachelor of Social Science (Policing Practices) is the perfect degree to provide you with the knowledge and expertise for policing solutions in the real world.
The Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management in 草榴社区 endorses these professional programs. The Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme (which involves Commissioner's scholarships and interest-free loans) is an incentive for eligible 草榴社区 Police officers to undertake study at the University of 草榴社区.
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Social Science (Policing Practices) is designed to provide students with high quality social science training together with specific knowledge and skills of policing.
Learning outcomes
Course structure
The聽Bachelor of Social Science (Policing Practices) requires the completion of 300 credit points from the Schedule.
草榴社区 Police
Qualifying Process 1 (QP1)
Entry to Qualifying Process 1 requires approval from the 草榴社区n Police Academy.
Core
This unit is designed to provide police officers seeking advancement with contemporary evidence and best practice around the policing of domestic family violence. Topics to be covered include most recent research on risk factors, victim and offender characteristics and presentation,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 1 |
View all details for PEM301 Domestic and Family Violence in Context
This unit is designed to achieve an enhanced level of knowledge, understanding and competence in the areas of criminal procedure and evidence law. Students will consider the formal legal requirements leading to sound operational practice in areas such as arrest,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 2 |
Elective
This unit introduces you to educational psychology and the theories of learning, relating them to contemporary teaching practices. As a result of studying this unit, you will understand why contemporary teaching practice is focused on learning rather than just educational…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 2 |
View all details for EAL110 Theories of Learning and Teaching
PEM307 Evidence-led Policing Practice introduces students to the array of strategies used to identify gaps and critical issues in policing practices, and to evaluate alternative policy/practice solutions. In addition to learning the policy/practice development cycle, students will be exposed to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 1 |
The development and provision of education and training for professionals operating in police and emergency management environments requires knowledge of unique risk management processes and procedures mandated by legislation, and internal and external policies. This unit provides a critical understanding…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for PEM308 Risk Management in Policing and Emergency Services
This unit examines the process of decision making in emergency management. You will analyse the elements that contribute to decision making in dynamic, complex, and uncertain environments as experienced in emergency management. The unit will address the processes, structures, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Hobart | Semester 1 |
View all details for PEM320 Decision Making in Emergency Management
Qualifying Process 2 (QP2)
Entry to Qualifying Process 2 requires approval from the 草榴社区n Police Academy.
Core
The unit engages students in higher level police supervision skills and capabilities required of operational policing in an increasingly complex social, cultural, and economic environment. Students will engage with assignment work grounded in critically analysing how to provide initial and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 |
View all details for PEM303 Frontline Supervision in Policing
This unit examines the role of police in responding to critical incidents and emergency management situations, specifically focusing on frontline, tactical, command and control. Tactical policing practices and command and control (C2) are addressed in a variety of circumstances, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 |
View all details for PEM304 Tactical Command and Control in Policing
Recruits
Recruit units
This unit examines the roles that police play in society as a major agency of government responsible for the critical functions of order maintenance and law enforcement. Its purpose is to develop knowledge and skills in three broad areas of…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
View all details for PEM101 Integrity and Governance in Policing
This unit examines complex social issues undermining public order and safety and the social, psychological, and physical risks posed to individuals, groups and the community by disorderly behaviour. The management of these risks concerning such matters as alcohol and drug…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
View all details for PEM102 Preventing Public Disorder and Maintaining Social Order
This unit examines the new harmonized national work, health and safety legislation, associated regulations and codes of practice and the roles that police play in their implementation. This includes interventions dealing with dynamic and formal risk assessments including hazard identification,…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
This unit explores two important aspects of policing related to investigations: custody and detention; and coronial investigation. Regarding coronial investigation, the unit provides knowledge and skills in the roles police play in assisting the coroner to determine causes of sudden…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
View all details for PEM104 Custodial and Coronial Oversight and Investigation
This unit is aligned with Module 8: Effective workplace communication and leadership in the 草榴社区 Police Recruit Course. This unit requires students to consider the theory and practice around conflict resolution & negotiation, speaking and communicating with a wide range…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
View all details for PEM105 Strategic Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Leadership
This unit covers the functionality and usage of various ICT systems and infrastructure within policing, such as IDM (Information Data Management), TRIM (Records Management), EDACS (Enhanced Digital Access Communications System) and others. It also provides a basic introduction to how…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
View all details for PEM106 Information and Communication Technologies in Policing
This unit gives students an understanding of and opportunity to apply their knowledge of the common law legal system in the context of arrest, search and evidentiary considerations as a police witness and criminal incident investigator. It covers a range…
Credit Points: 25
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
This unit introduces the field of forensic practice, including crime scene investigation, forensic science, e-forensics, forensic interventions in social work, the sociology of forensic science, and related ethical considerations. The unit provides an overview of the history and development of…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
This unit examines complex social problems underlying interpersonal violence and the social, psychological, and physical risks posed to individuals, groups, and the community by this form of behaviour. The management of these risks concerning such matters as family violence, sexual…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
View all details for PEM202 Understanding and Responding to Interpersonal Violence
This unit examines the complex social problems concerning property loss, damage and misappropriation through theft, residential and business burglary, fraud and e - crime, arson and unlawful fire - setting and the significant social, psychological and physical risks posed to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
View all details for PEM203 Impact of and Responses to Property Loss and Fraud
This unit examines contemporary social issues relating to drug abuse and its policing, which is one of the most complex and controversial topics confronting today's society. The unit focuses on the demand for, and the supply of illicit and licit…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
View all details for PEM204 Drug Law Enforcement and Harm Minimisation
This unit explores investigative techniques used to identify, understand, manage and record social behaviour in a number of specific areas and settings relevant to policing practice. Investigative, evidence-based interviewing and conversation management techniques will be studied to develop core professional…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
View all details for PEM205 Investigative Techniques for Policing
This unit examines the complex social issues associated with deprivation, diversity and discrimination based on a variety of vulnerability attributes (social determinants of health) and their relevance to policing. The challenges faced by police organisations, and by frontline officers in…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Police Study Period 1 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 2 | ||||
Online | Police Study Period 3 |
View all details for PEM206 Law Enforcement and Public Health
Probation
The Applied Policing Practicum 1 requires students to complete 960 hours of applied policing under supervision, and the completion of an Applied Policing Practicum portfolio [APPP], which documents the acquisition and certification of practical knowledge and skills taught during the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
The Applied Policing Practicum 2 requires students to complete 960 hours of applied policing under supervision, and the completion of an Applied Policing Practicum portfolio [APPP], which documents the acquisition and certification of practical knowledge and skills taught during the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (extended) |
Sergeants Qualifying
Entry to the Sergeants Qualifying process requires approval from the 草榴社区n Police Academy.
For students not intending to complete the Sergeants Qualifying process, these units may be replaced by Additional Elective units.
Core
This unit examines the roles and functions that the police play as a major agency of governance in society. The structures and strategies of policing are analysed and the relationships between the police, other governmental institutions and the general public…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school |
View all details for PEM305 Advanced Leadership and Governance
This unit examines the role of police in supervising emergency management, specifically focusing on command and control in policing. Operational policing practices are addressed in a variety of circumstances, and students are exposed to the issues involved in supervising command…
Credit Points: 25
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school |
View all details for PEM306 Supervising Command and Control in Policing
Entry requirements
For Domestic students
This program is only available to candidates who have received a Certificate of Professional Suitability from an Australian policing service after completion of all recruitment tests and examinations.
Articulation
Students who have graduated with an Associate Degree in Arts (R2B) equating to the first 200 credit points of the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Police Studies) 13D or the Associate Degree in Social Sciences (Policing Practices) will be granted advanced standing for all Level 1 and Level 2 units. Completion of the Associate Degree in Social Sciences (Policing Practices) or equivalent is essential to enrolment in the Bachelor degree.
Detailed Admissions Information
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Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
This is a full-fee course, which means you鈥檒l need to pay the full amount for your studies. Commonwealth Supported Places are not available in this course. However, there are still support options available for eligible students to help you manage the cost of studying this course.
You may be able to fund all or part of your tuition fees by accessing a FEE-HELP loan from the Australian Government. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists domestic full-fee students to pay for University, which is repaid through the Australian Tax System once you earn above a repayment threshold. This means you鈥檒l only have to start repaying the loan once you start earning above a specific amount.
Further information on HELP loans can be found at .
We also have hundreds of scholarships available across all areas of study. They can provide you with financial support, help moving from home, or recognition for your achievements.
Further informationDetailed information for domestic students including the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is available at Scholarships, fees and costs.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of 草榴社区, please visit the scholarships website.
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