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BA Professional Policing

University of Derby

Institution
University of Derby
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Professional Policing
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L435
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, focusing on professional policing and criminal justice in England and Wales. Core topics include research methods and critical and analytical thinking. The programme includes a placement year between the second and final stages of study, and concludes with a 40-credit dissertation research project on a policing or criminological topic.

Modules

  • Placement Learning and Professional Development
  • Understanding The Police Constable Role
  • Policing Communities
  • Research Methods and Academic Skills for Policing
  • Police Procedure and Evidence
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminology and Crime Prevention
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Information and Intelligence
  • Policing the Roads
  • Police Response and Major Incidents
  • Police Accountability, Decision-making and Discretion
  • Police Problem-solving Models and Theories
  • Serious and Organised Crime
  • Policing Mental Health, Vulnerability and Risk
  • Policing Abuse and Public Protection
  • Research Project (Dissertation)
  • Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
  • Psychopathy
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Populism, Extremism & Violence
  • Introduction to Investigative Interviewing