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Course starts: 19 September 2022Apply now
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If you are applying for this course from within the UK, click apply now
Course starts: 19 September 2022Apply now
This is a four-year version of our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing course, with an Integrated Foundation Year. Study current topics such as digital policing and organised crime and terrorism. Help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Graduate and go on to apply for a role as a Police Constable in England and Wales.
Our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing courses have been developed by staff with decades of experience in the Police force. Every aspect of the new training has been created by the College of Policing, working with forces and serving police officers. The courses follow the National Policing Curriculum and provide you with the skills and knowledge to apply to become a police officer.
After your Foundation Year, you can progress on to our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing course and can choose to continue on either our traditional three-year or two-year accelerated route, a fast track option to your career in policing. In just two years, you will be equipped to meet all the responsibilities and challenges to apply for a rewarding career in policing.
Our courses cover the National Police Curriculum in a practical and relevant way. You will learn not just the underpinning theories in criminology and the processes of criminal justice, but you will also be given specialist tuition from former police officers in the core areas of conducting effective investigations, policing communities, policing the roads, information and intelligence and response policing.
You will also benefit from support through your own personal tutor, who will be an academic with policing experience and who will provide advice and mentoring throughout the course.
Your progress will be assessed through essays, reports, group work, seminar presentation and self-evaluation.
Our four-year route incorporates a special Foundation Year to help you gain the essential study skills and subject knowledge needed for an honours degree.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
Entry requirements are provided for guidance only and we may offer you an entrance interview which will help us determine your eligibility for your chosen degree. This enables us to consider making you an offer if you are perhaps a mature student who has been out of education for a period of time, or you have gained significant knowledge and skills through employment rather than traditional education.
Eligible entry qualifications:
1. Normally a minimum of three Level 2 qualifications (NVQ, GCSE or equivalent), including Maths and English at grade C or above** and a minimum of 40 UCAS tariff points from Level 3 qualifications (e.g. A or AS Levels, BTEC certificates/diplomas, access courses or equivalent)
OR
2. Demonstrable evidence of appropriate knowledge and skills acquired from at least three years of post-school work experience.
If you are unsure of whether you think you might be suitable for the course, please contact us!
** If you have studied for a GCSE which has a numerical grade then you will need to achieve a grade 4 or above. Equivalent alternative qualifications are also accepted, such as Level 2 Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number. If you have not achieved a grade C in Maths and English we may be able to work with you to ensure that you are able to gain these in the first year of the course, depending on your experience.
If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.
The annual fee for this course is £9,250 if you are from the UK/Ireland/EU settled/pre-settled.
If you are a full-time UK/Irish/EU settled/EU pre-settled student you may be eligible to receive financial support to cover your fees for the full four years. UK and EU settled students may also be eligible to receive a maintenance loan.
Please note, this course is not available to international students.
Learn more about settled status, pre-settled status, special discounts, visa requirements and Common Travel Area (CTA) agreements for the Republic of Ireland applicants in our Help and Advice article.
Take a look at the Your Finances section to find out about the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
In September 2019, the government pledged £750 million with the intention to recruit 20,000 police officers over a three year period. This degree has been designed and will be taught by our staff with significant experience in the police force. Your tutors will be able to provide you with academic advice and career mentoring to help you progress towards your chosen career.
The Professional Policing degree will prepare you with the knowledge required to go on to apply for a role as a Police Constable position within the police force. It does not guarantee that you will get such a position. It will be necessary to complete all separate recruitment processes associated with your chosen force, including further practice-based learning and assessment, demonstrating competence in your role and completing a two-year probationary period. If you wish to join the police, you must apply to and be accepted within a force within five years of graduation. If you decide against a career in Policing, the course has been carefully designed to prepare you with transferable skills required to apply for a number of graduate-level positions.
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