Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

COURSE STRUCTURE
JUS4110 Investigative Procedures - Company Law 15
JUS4111 Investigative Procedures - Commercial Law 15
JUS4112 Investigative Procedures - Banking Law 15
Plus completion of the Financial Investigators’ course offered by
the Australian Federal Police in Canberra. Students unable to
undertake this course in Canberra may complete either:
JUS3131 Commercial and Organised Crime 15
or
JUS4113 Introduction to Investigations 15
LAW5605 Law of Evidence 15
Students need to also satisfactorily complete an advocacy
weekend seminar - although this seminar attracts no credit points
it will be an academic requirement that students attend and
satisfactorily complete this free three day seminar, which is
included in the assessment component of LAW5605 - Law of
Evidence, if the award of Graduate Certificate of Criminal Law
and Advocacy is to be conferred.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CRIMINAL
LAW AND ADVOCACY
Course Code F85
This course is designed for those wishing to enhance skills and
gain university qualifications in prosecution roles and functions.
It is suited to personnel currently in police forces or performing
prosecutorial functions in government departments and/or
statutory authorities, including the Department of Fisheries,
Customs and the Department of Conservation and Land
Management. The course equips students with substantive
knowledge and skills to perform prosecution functions in the
above roles and further develops advocacy competency.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students must meet ECU English entry requirements. In addition
to the English entry requirement to gain admission, a student must
satisfy at least one of the following:
1. A Bachelors Degree in a related area;
2. A Bachelors Degree in an unrelated area together with
at least 2 years appropriate professional experience (in
prosecution and/or enforcement and/or regulatory
agencies or similar);
3. Equivalent prior learning including at least 5 years
appropriate professional experience (in prosecution
and/or enforcement and/or regulatory agencies or
similar).
Where the applicant is a serving police prosecutor he/she will
need a letter of recommendation from his/her supervisor. It is also
recommended that the applicant submit a brief statement (no more
than 2 pages) of his/her work experience, qualifications and
planned career path.
Applicants who have a prosecutorial role in a government agency
will require a letter of recommendation from his/her Supervisor
together with a brief statement (as above).
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Course Code Q19
Course Code J13
The Master of Criminal Justice has been designed to offer guided
study to help generate new knowledge and understanding of how
to manage the complex social issues relating to policing, justice
and security, and the changing image from such issues as simple
law enforcement to complex social management.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Available to applicants with a recognised undergraduate degree.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
CBS4103 Introduction to Social Analysis 15
RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research 20
Elective
Semester 2
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches 20
RES5105 Research Preparation:The Context of Research 20
Elective
YEAR TWO
The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and
equivalent to one year full-time study. Each semester students will
enrol into research thesis unit:
JUS6200 Masters Thesis 0
at 25, 50, 75 or 100% of the full-time enrolment.
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis
component of their study until the thesis is submitted for
examination.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course consists of four units (15 credit points per unit) 60 in
total. The units are:
LAW5602 Criminal Offences 15
LAW5603 Criminal Offences, Defences and Procedure 15
LAW5604 Legal Process 15
22 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2007