Course Overview

The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing is a knowledge-based qualification that is achieved prior to recruitment into the police service. Although the course is based upon the PEQF: National Policing Curriculum: Pre-join Degree in Professional Policing (College of Policing 2018), the completion of the course will not guarantee employment within the Police Service as this would be a matter for individual applications to the relevant constabulary within 5 years of gaining the qualification. At that point, police recruits would undertake practice-based operational competence training in order to perform the role of police constable during a post-join probationary period. The course team will ensure that the current entry routes into policing are identified and signposted. For example, The Police SEARCH® and Day One Recruit Assessment Centre together with details of common police eligibility requirements. Potential applicants are also advised to read current recruitment information provided online by the College of Policing or to contact the recruitment teams in the constabularies to enquire whether any temporary local recruitment arrangements are in place.

General Eligibility

112 UCAS tariff points (or above), BBC (A-Level), DMM (BTEC).

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the students' first language.