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BA Policing and Investigations

University of Derby

Institution
University of Derby
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Policing and Investigations
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L440
Typical offer
A-level BBC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

About this course

BA (Hons) Law. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme offers a placement year option typically completed between the second and final stages of the degree. Students undertake a live brief project with an external organisation through the Effecting Change module.

Modules

  • Placement Learning and Professional Development
  • The Criminal Justice System
  • Introduction to Policing and Investigations
  • Contemporary Issues in Policing and Investigations
  • Criminology and Crime Prevention
  • Introduction to Policing
  • Research Methods and Academic Skills for Policing
  • Investigation and Loss Prevention
  • Introduction to Investigative Interviewing
  • Themes in Forensic Psychology
  • Victimology
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Effecting Change
  • Investigating Crime
  • Advanced Investigative Interviewing
  • Cybercrime
  • Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
  • Substance Misuse
  • Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
  • Crime Scene Investigation for Policing
  • Forensic Perspectives
  • Psychopathy
  • Offenders with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Policing Mental Health, Vulnerability and Risk
  • Serious and Organised Crime
  • Policing Abuse and Public Protection
  • Reflective Work Experience
  • Youth Justice
  • Working with Young Offenders