BA Policing and Investigation with Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) BA (Hons) Policing and Investigation with Foundation Year, a forensic science and law degree centred on criminal investigation, policing policy, and investigative practice. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. This four-year full-time programme begins with an integrated foundation year designed to build academic confidence and study skills before progressing to degree-level modules. The course starts with Year 0, focusing on foundational academic preparation through modules such as Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence, Professional Development and Project, Foundations in Sociology and Policing, and Foundations in Criminology. Year 1 introduces core principles via Policing Overview, Contemporary Issues for Policing Communities, Communication, Decision Making, Discretion and Investigation Overview, and Evidence Based Policing, Research and Professional Challenge. Year 2 advances into practical applications through Victims in the Investigation Process, Criminal Investigation and the Justice System, Research Methods and Professional Placement, and Expert Evidence and Criminal Case Review. The final year covers advanced topics with compulsory modules including Serious and Organised Crime, Advanced Investigations, Professional Learning Through Work, and Contemporary Issues in Modern Investigation. Students can further tailor their studies by choosing from optional modules such as Miscarriages of Justice and Abuse of Power, Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation, Crimes of the 21st Century, and Breathing Criminology: Inside Perspectives.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 48 UCAS tariff points Applications are welcome from mature students with few formal qualifications. Any previous relevant work experience and learning will be assessed and, where appropriate, we may offer an alternative way to assess suitability to study. This course is not available to students on a Student Route Visa.
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 89%
- Access course: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence
- Professional Development and Project
- Foundations in Sociology and Policing
- Foundations in Criminology
- Policing Overview
- Contemporary Issues for Policing Communities
- Communication, Decision Making, Discretion and Investigation Overview
- Evidence Based Policing, Research and Professional Challenge
- Victims in the Investigation Process
- Criminal Investigation and the Justice System
- Research Methods and Professional Placement
- Expert Evidence and Criminal Case Review
- Serious and Organised Crime
- Advanced Investigations
- Professional Learning Through Work
- Contemporary Issues in Modern Investigation
- Miscarriages of Justice and Abuse of Power
- Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
- Crimes of the 21st Century
- Breathing Criminology: Inside Perspectives
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Policing and Investigation with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Policing and Investigation with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
The average entrant had 85 UCAS points.
Does BA Policing and Investigation with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Policing and Investigation with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.