BSc (Hons) Professional Policing

at Birmingham City University

COURSE IN DEPTH

Year One
 

In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).

 

Policing in England and Wales
20 credits

 

Models of Policing and Intelligence
20 credits

 

The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales
20 credits

 

Criminal Investigation and Forensics
20 credits

 

Introduction to Evidence Based Policing
20 credits

 

Human Policing
20 credits

Year Two
 

In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).

 

Criminal Law and Police Powers
20 credits

 

Policing and Ethics
20 credits

 

Investigative Interviewing Skills
20 credits

 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
20 credits

 

Public Protection and Managing Vulnerability
40 credits

Final Year

 

In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits).

 

Organisation and Leadership within Policing
20 credits

 

Independent Research Project
40 credits

 

Policing Futures
20 credits

 

Tackling Terrorism
20 credits

 

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules.

 

Policing and the Civil Law
20 credits

 

Community Safety Placement
20 credits

 

All core modules are guaranteed to run. Optional modules will vary from year to year and the published list is indicative only.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.

Award: BSc (Hons) Starting: Sep 2022
Full Time £13,500 in 2022/23

The BSc in Professional Policing is an academic knowledge-based degree, based upon the national curriculum for the police constable role. It will provide you with an entry route into policing if you wish to study before you apply to join a police force.

 

Your education will continue in force if you become a probationary police constable (see below). If you wish to use a pre-join degree as your entry route to the police service, you must apply to join a police force within five years of your graduation.

 

The pre-join degree may also be of interest or benefit to those considering a career in other roles within policing, for those seeking to understand how society is policed, for those who have an interest in law enforcement or for those want to enter the wider justice sector.

 

Please note: successful achievement of the pre-join degree does not provide any guarantee of recruitment as a probationary police constable. Each police force sets out its own recruitment process and selection policy; the entry requirements vary from force to force. Prospective students are strongly advised to check the specific requirements of their chosen force before undertaking study.

 

How do I apply to become a police constable?

 

Once you have graduated with a pre-join degree, you will need to apply to join your chosen police force as a probationary police constable. To do this, you must:

 

• Apply within five years of your graduation date
• Meet all of the recruitment criteria for the particular force.

Once you have successfully joined a force as a probationer, you must then:

 

• Undertake further practice-based learning and assessment in your force
• Demonstrate competence in the police constable role
• Complete the two-year probationary period, in line with police regulations.