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Bachelor of Policing Practices

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Qualification / Course Information

Minimum Duration:

3 Years

Minimum Credits:

370

NQF Level:

7

SAQA:

117862

MODE:

Distance Learning

CAMPUS:

Distance Learning

LANGUAGE:

English

QUALIFICATION OVERVIEW

The Bachelor of Policing Practices degree is aimed at students who are pursuing management careers within the field of policing and law enforcement. The level of flexibility within the range of electives will allow the student to pursue further specialisation within the policing and law enforcement sector. 

The Bachelor of Policing degree reflects the need and demand within the policing environment for officials who are or will be performing managerial and leadership functions demanding more in-depth managerial knowledge, skills and attributes of organisational processes and procedures contextualised within the policing and law enforcement environment.

 

THE BACHELOR OF POLICING PRACTICES DEGREE CONSISTS OF TWO STREAMS:

  • Police Officials

  • Traffic and Metropolitan Law Enforcement Officials

 

FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES: 

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Policing Practices degree enables further studies towards the Bachelor of Policing Practices Honours degree on NQF level 8 or an equivalent NQF level 8 programme.

 

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Entry Requirements

THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE BACHELOR OF POLICING PRACTICES ARE:

  • a Senior Certificate (SC) with degree endorsement; OR 

  • a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 50% in four 20-credit modules and a minimum of 40% in English Home Language or First Additional Language; OR

  • a National Senior Certificate – Vocational Level 4 (NC(V)) with a minimum of 50% in three fundamental modules including English; and minimum 60% in four vocational modules; OR

  • a relevant N6 National Diploma; OR

  • an NQF level 5 Basic Training Certificate (SAPS); OR

  • a relevant NQF level 5 qualification

 

NAMIBIAN STUDENTS: 

Alternative Admission Requirements

  • 25 points over 5 modules

 

To find out more about alternate access routes at STADIO, please click HERE

QUALIFICATION CURRICULUM

THE BACHELOR OF POLICING PRACTICES DEGREE CONSISTS OF TWO STREAMS:

 

POLICE OFFICIALS:

1st YEAR

  • Police Management I 

  • End User Computing

  • Crime Prevention Management I 

  • Service Oriented Policing I 

  • Communication for Policing 

  • Training Management I OR Criminology I 

  • Police Management Information Systems

2nd YEAR

  • Police Management IIA

  • Crime Prevention Management II 

  • Service Oriented Policing II 

  • Police Management llB

  • Crime Detection Management I 

  • Training Management II OR Criminology II 

3rd YEAR

  • Police Management IIIA

  • Crime Prevention Management III 

  • Crime Detection Management II 

  • Police Management lllB

  • Research Methodology 

  • Ethics and Police Practice

TRAFFIC AND METROPOLITAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS:

1st YEAR

  • Police Management I 

  • End User Computing

  • Traffic Police Science I 

  • Service Oriented Policing I 

  • Communication for Policing I 

  • Public Sector Management I OR Crime Prevention Management I OR Training Management I OR Criminology I

  • Traffic Information Systems

2nd YEAR

  • Police Management IIA

  • Traffic Police Science II 

  • Service Oriented Policing II 

  • Police Management llB

  • Road Traffic Management I 

  • Public Sector Management II OR Crime Prevention Management II OR Training Management II OR Criminology II 

3rd YEAR

  • Police Management IIIA

  • Traffic Police Science III 

  • Road Traffic Management II 

  • Police Management lllB

  • Research Methodology 

  • Ethics and Police Practice

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Below are some key career opportunities that you may consider once you have completed this qualification:

 

  • Policing Official

  • Traffic Law Enforcement Official

  • Metropolitan Law Enforcement Official

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