Course code: JQ20
Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence
Course overview
Conduct investigations and understand strategic trends
Become a professional investigator or intelligence officer with the Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence. Learn the skills of investigating issues in government and the private sector, and the strategic intelligence skills to analyse and plan responses to trends and future investigations. You will be able to undertake the investigative and intelligence cycles to manage and complete high-level projects in these fields. The course provides you with the ethical, social and analytical knowledge and skills to ensure high-quality operations in any public or private sector environment.
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6 months full-time or part-time equivalent
Duration
AUD $ 15,100
Estimated Total Fees
Why this course
Gain the essential experience and skills needed to launch your investigations and intelligence career.
Career focused
This course is based on the selection criteria for senior investigation and intelligence jobs.
Rankings
We are ranked in the top 50 universities in the world for employer–student connections.
Practicality
All assignments are based on real-world documents
Course units
You must complete a total of 4 core standard units. (12 CP each)
12 credit points
12 credit points
12 credit points
12 credit points
Entry requirements
You can gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence with:
6-month program
- a recognised bachelor’s degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline
or
- a recognised diploma (or higher qualification) in government or a related area and two years of full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience
or
- at least five years of full-time professional work experience (or equivalent)
Course outcomes
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence, graduates will be prepared for roles in government and industry, equipping them to skillfully investigate and analyse complex scenarios to understand issues and prevent long-term harm to the public and organisations.
Skills and tools in this course
- Regulatory and corporate investigations
- Intelligence analysis of strategic trends
- Cultural awareness and rapport building
- Ethical reflection and logical analytical processes
Potential career opportunities
Senior investigator
Conduct a detailed investigation into complex misconduct activities.
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Average Salary
$93,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4/5
, 2024
Senior intelligence analyst
Collect, analyse, and interpret intelligence data to support informed decision-making and national security efforts.
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Average Salary
$100,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4.5/5
, 2024
Senior intelligence officer
Develop and execute plans, policies and procedures that facilitate intelligence functions.
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Average Salary
$85,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4/5
, 2024
COMING SOON – SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL
New Master of Justice*
We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new course at QUT Online from July 2025: the Master of Justice Those enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence will be able to articulate into this award.
The new Master of Justice consists of 144 credit points (12 units) and can be completed in 1.5 years full time or 3 years part time study.
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Frequently asked questions
This course is ideal for those who already have an element of investigation required for their job. This course will equip you with the skills to analyse complex information, enhance security and protect public interests.
This course would satisfy the training requirement for a Private Investigator License. Students need to be aware, however, that there are other requirements to be met, in addition to a relevant training course, to be eligible for a license.
This course is designed for a broad field of investigations and intelligence, covering topics such as fraud and compliance. This course is not focused on law enforcement, although the results of investigations may require that a case be handed over to the police for penalties/charges to be applied.
Throughout the course, there is a cross-section of scenarios that cover state, federal, private and global jurisdictions. As a university-level offering, we avoid favouring a particular government approach. Instead, the content focuses on best practice approaches and is designed to educate in the principles and frameworks that will be broadly applicable, irrespective of the employer. Graduates will have opportunities to work in private industry as well as government, and therefore, the course has been developed with this in mind.
This course is an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate and provides a professional qualification in investigations and intelligence. The driving factor for creating this course was that the professional bodies in the field (AIPM and AIPIO) want to ‘professionalise’ the industry. A university-level qualification achieves this because of the stringent frameworks applied in developing university-level courses. The Graduate Certificate in Investigations and Intelligence is designed to prepare students for roles in any organisation, not only in government.
This Standard notes that Investigator Qualification provides minimum standards, namely Certificate IV. As this Graduate Certificate is a higher qualification, it supersedes this requirement. The content of this course aligns with the Australian Government Investigations Standard; however, if students go on to conduct a federally-run (Australian Government) investigation, they will need to separately comply with this Standard and the entity/organisation they’re working for needs to be accredited by the Australian Government.
No prior experience in working in the fields of investigations, intelligence or justice is required to be successful in this course.
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