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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. This professional policing degree follows the National Policing Curriculum and provides 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 route or two-year accelerated route, a fast track option to your career in policing. In just two years, you'll be equipped to meet all the responsibilities and challenges to apply for a rewarding career in policing.
The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree covers the National Police Curriculum in a practical and relevant way. You'll learn the underpinning theories in criminology and the processes of criminal justice, but you'll 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'll also benefit from support through your own personal tutor, an academic with policing experience who will provide advice and mentoring throughout the course.
Your progress on this professional policing degree will be assessed through essays, reports, group work, seminar presentations, 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.
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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're perhaps a mature student who's been out of education for a period of time, or you've gained significant knowledge and skills through employment rather than traditional education.
Eligible entry qualifications:
If you're unsure of whether you think you might be suitable for the course, please contact us.
**If you've studied for a GCSE which has a numerical grade, you'll 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 English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.
The annual fee for this course is £5,760 if you're from the UK/Ireland/EU settled/pre-settled.
Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2025/26 will be £5,760. You will pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.
If you're 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 isn't 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 scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree will prepare you with the knowledge required to go on to apply for a police constable position within the police force. It doesn't guarantee that you'll get such a position. It'll 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 this field, this policing course has been carefully designed to prepare you with transferable skills required to apply for a number of graduate-level positions. Explore more career options with one of our Crime, Policing, and Investigation degrees.
The Professional Policing degree will be taught by our staff with significant experience in the police force and they'll be able to provide you with academic advice and mentoring to help you progress towards your chosen career.