BSc Professional Policing
About this course
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing, a sociology and law degree focused on the operational and legal frameworks of modern policing. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students participate in simulated policing encounters, such as an annual Major Incident Day, and train in dedicated facilities including a police custody training suite. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Study Skills in Higher Education, Understanding the Police Constable Role, Police Law, and Criminal Justice. The second year examines operational strategies via compulsory modules like Information and Intelligence in Policing, Digital Policing, Applying Police Powers, and Response Policing. The third year addresses complex scenarios through compulsory modules including Trauma, Vulnerability, and Wellbeing in Policing, Police Investigations 2, and Multi-Agency Working in the Criminal Justice System. Students also complete a compulsory Dissertation involving independent research and critical analysis.
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Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements are: 96-112 UCAS points or equivalent e.g. Pass in an Access to Higher Education programme with 15 level 2 credits, 45 level 3 credits to be graded following the rules of a combination as follows: 6 Distinctions, 33 merits, 6 passes The applicant must demonstrate in their UCAS personal statement a readiness to engage in Higher Education and the motivation, in particular, to undertake a BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree. OR Entry to the degree is also possible where an applicant is able to demonstrate that prior and/or experiential learning will enable them to cope with the academic and professional demands of the programme. Subject to the availability of places, applicants meeting either of these requirements would receive an offer of an interview. At the interview, applicants’ readiness to engage in higher education and their motivation and presenting eligibility to undertake the Policing degree would be explored further.
What students say
Based on about 22 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: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 74%
- Learning resources: 75%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 21 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 28%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 22%
- Caring personal services: 13%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 1%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 81%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Licensed by the College of Policing for the purpose of meeting all the requirements of the national curriculum for multiple entry routes into policing.
Modules
- Study Skills in Higher Education
- Understanding the Police Constable Role
- Police Professionalism
- Police Law
- Criminal Justice
- Decision Making and Leadership
- Information and Intelligence in Policing
- Digital Policing
- Roads Policing
- Applying Police Powers
- Response Policing
- Police Investigations 1
- Dissertation
- Trauma, Vulnerability, and Wellbeing in Policing
- Police Investigations 2
- Multi-Agency Working in the Criminal Justice System
- Policing Contemporary Communities
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Professional Policing at Wrexham University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £32,000. The £26,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Professional Policing at Wrexham University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Professional Policing at Wrexham University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Professional Policing at Wrexham University?
The average entrant had 129 UCAS points.
Is BSc Professional Policing at Wrexham University accredited?
Yes. Licensed by the College of Policing for the purpose of meeting all the requirements of the national curriculum for multiple entry routes into policing.
How many students continue on BSc Professional Policing at Wrexham University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.