BSc Professional Policing with Foundation Year
Canterbury Christ Church University
Entry requirements
A level: DDE BTEC: MPP Access to HE: Pass 45 Credits 64 UCAS tariff points. Entry requirements for students wanting to enter the police force Students enrolling on BSc (Hons) Professional Policing with the intention of joining the police service on graduation are strongly encouraged to consider the police entry requirements (e.g. security vetting, health and fitness) before applying for entry on to the degree. Although the course meets the Police Constable entry requirements, the completion does not guarantee entry to a police service post. It is important that prospective students make the necessary enquiries with police services and/or their General Practitioner (GP) regarding entry requirements for employment and are aware of any implications for pre-existing medical conditions, criminal records or cautions. Levels of fitness are the applicant’s responsibility.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Law, covering the foundations of policing within the criminal justice system. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Research Methods, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme is licensed by the College of Policing, and students complete a dissertation on a policing topic in the final year.
Modules
- Student Success Modules
- The Big Question
- Exploring Justice
- Interdisciplinary Communication Skills
- Foundations of Crime and Forensic Investigation
- Student Success Modules
- Succeeding in your criminal justice specialism
- Policing in a Modern Society
- The Criminal Justice System
- Crime Science and Problem Solving
- Criminal Investigation: Process and Decision Making
- Transnational Security: Global Responses
- Policing in Practice
- Critical Incidents in Policing
- Research in Practice
- Miscarriages of Justice
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Work-Based Experience: From Theory to Practice
- Dissertation in Policing