Bachelor of Social Science (Police Studies)
(13D)
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Duration:
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3 years full-time, part-time available* |
Location:
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Distance (Restricted program available#)
Hobart
Launceston
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Study Areas
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The Bachelor of Social Science (Police Studies) offers you high-quality social science training together with specific knowledge and skills of policing. This course has two pathways. The In-Service Pathway is for applicants employed as aTasmania Police Recruit, and the Conventional Pathway is for Police Officers who joined Tasmania Police before 2010 and all other applicants who qualify for entry under the university rules of admission.
Areas of study include:
In-Service Pathway:
- Major 1 - Police Studies (In-Service)
- Major 2 -
- Criminology
- Political Science
- Public Policy
- Sociology
Conventional Pathway:
- Major 1 - Police Studies (Conventional Pathway)
- Major 2 -
- Political Science
- Public Policy
- Sociology
- Aboriginal Studies
- Gender Studies
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Law
- Philosophy
- Psychology
Please note:
* Part-time study is not available to international students
# Students on an international students visa must speak to International Services of they intend to undertake any study via distance education.
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Special Requirements
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No subject prerequisites apply, however applicants are expected to meet normal university entry requirements.
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Further study options
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Honours, Grad Cert, Grad Dip, Masters, PhD
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Career opportunities
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This course provides a sound academic base for those considering careers in policing. For serving police officers, the acquisition of tertiary qualifications is clearly becoming advantageous for career advancement.
Graduates may gain employment in fields such as:
- state policing
- federal policing
- government - police policy
- security services
- intelligence
- social and market research
- human resource management
- public administration
- policy analysis
- social welfare administration
- criminology and corrections.
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Further Information
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