Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1320-6222
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Upon completion of the program students are expected to:
+ be able to analyse a range of academic viewpoints in relation to the profession of policing and law enforcement;
+ have acquired an understanding (i) of the complexities which exist between policing and law enforcement and the society which police and other law enforcers serve; (ii) theoretical approaches to the study of policing and law enforcement;
+ have achieved analytical insights into the academic study of police management and operations;
+ have developed contemporary knowledge and expertise in academic disciplines complementary to police studies;
+ have developed research and writing skills which will enable them to construct briefing, position and policy statements within their chosen vocational environment;
At present, (b) above is interpreted as comprising completion of the Victoria Police Initial Phase Course of nineteen weeks duration plus three years police service. A similar interpretation is to be extended to members of the Australian Federal Police and other law enforcement or associated organisations whose initial training duration is similar to that of Victoria Police.
These admission requirements should be regarded as minimal.
A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) is required to include in the course subjects to a total of at least 144 points but not more than 162 points including:
+ a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten subjects taken at first-year level;
+ not more than two first-year level subjects that do not form part of a first-year sequence;
+ a subject in computer literacy which can be satisfied by completing a course conducted by the Computer Centre or by demonstrating to the faculty that the necessary computer skills have already been acquired; and
+ such additional subjects at the second and third-year levels as are required to complete a major sequence in police studies and either a major or two minor sequences from List A (1) Arts faculty disciplines.
+ PCE1030 Legal studies (C)
Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) students must then select a minimum of five subjects from the following for a major in police studies:
+ PCE2010/3010 Law, society and public order
+ PCE2020/3030 Comparative policing
+ PCE2040 Legal regulation and social relationships
+ PCE2050 Police, politics and community
+ PCE2210 Police studies
+ PCE2230 Corporate crime and corruption
+ PCE2270 Victimology
+ PCE3020 Development of policing in Australia
+ PCE3040 Research project (C)
The course of study must be completed over not less than three years and normally not more than eight years.
Bachelor of Arts students should note that they may complete a police studies major sequence from the above subjects to include two subjects at the first-year level, three at the second-year level and two at the third-year level; however, in accordance with regulation 6 of the Bachelor of Arts regulations, students taking a police studies major must also complete a major sequence from subjects included in List A (1) in this handbook, with the exception of psychology.