The MPoliceStuds aims to provide a high quality qualification at the postgraduate level in a professional coursework-plus-thesis program. The course aims to provide students with: a thorough grounding in policing theory and practice; skills to engage in informed debate about major policing issues in contemporary society; knowledge of recent developments in the field; skills to design, conduct and appraise research critically.

Enhancement of students' careers by the achievement of a postgraduate award from a prestigious university. The Tasmanian Department of Police and Emergency Services endorses this professional postgraduate course. Indeed, its Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme (which involves Commissioner's scholarships and interest-free loans) is an incentive for eligible Tasmania Police officers to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Tasmania.