BSc Professional Policing
Entry requirements
UCAS Points: 104 (or above) Typical qualification requirements: A Level: BCC to exclude General Studies Welsh BACC: Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C in the Skills Challenge Certificate and BC at A Level to exclude General Studies BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma Distinction Merit Merit Access to HE: Pass the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points T Level: Pass (C and above) Additional Requirements: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances Please note that whilst this course does not require a DBS Check for entry, some professions will not consider candidates who have certain types of criminal convictions. Therefore, if you have a criminal conviction and you are considering a particular career path we would recommend that you check with the relevant professional body or refer to their recruitment policy to make sure that your conviction will not disadvantage you.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Professional Policing, combining law with criminal investigation and justice. Core topics include Legal Analysis, Research Methods, Statistics, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a final-year dissertation, which can be undertaken as a traditional research project or an internship placement, and practical exercises are conducted in a dedicated Forensic Crime Scene Training Facility.
Modules
- Inside the Criminal Justice System*
- Exploring Crime and Deviance*
- Policing Principles: Exploring the Foundations of Police, Duties and Law
- The Dark Side of Technology: Crime, Criminals and the Police
- Policing Vulnerability: Risk Harm
- The Forensic Detective: The role of Forensic Science in Policing
- Beyond the Books: Academia, Employment and Professionalism in Criminal Justice*
- Public Protection and Safeguarding: The Challenge of Keeping People Safe
- Response Policing
- Researching Crime, Security and Justice
- From Crime Scene to Court: Investigating Crime
- Maintaining Law and Order: Policing, Duties, and the Law
- Beyond Borders: Serious, Organised, and Transnational Crime
- Criminal Justice Inquiry: Dissertation (traditional project or internship project)
- Policing in Practice
- Police Duties and Law
- Digital Investigators: Digital and Cyber Crime Investigation
- Beyond the Uniform: Understanding Police Recruitment
- Exploring Homicide: From Corporate Homicide to Serial Killers**
- Breaking the Silence: Examining Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence**