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Professional Policing BSc (Hons)

3-Year Bachelor's Degree

The University of Sunderland in England

United Kingdom

The total service fee for this program:

€ 499

Pre payment for this program:

€ 99

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Study current topics such as digital policing and organised crime and terrorism. Help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Graduate from your policing degree and go on to apply for a role as a Police Constable in England and Wales.

Course overview

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 police courses follow the National Policing Curriculum and provide you with the skills and knowledge to apply to become a police officer.

You can choose to study BSc (Hons) Professional Policing on our 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.

Please ensure you use the correct UCAS code when applying:

BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (UCAS code P1P2)
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (Accelerated) (UCAS code P1P3)

Why us?

We are the first university in the country to offer BSc (Hons) Professional Policing as an accelerated two-year degree
Our police ourses are accredited by the College of Policing who commended the well thought out and complementary set of courses provided at the University of Sunderland
You’ll spend time in off-the-job training on work-related projects, which could help tackle local crime or anti-social behaviour problems
The courses draw on diverse experience from across the University to ensure that students are provided with the most up-to-date knowledge from expert academics in their fields, including: Professional Practice, Police Investigations, Domestic Violence, Investigative Management, Law, Social Work and Youth Offending

Teaching staff are research-active in Digital Policing, Desistance from Crime, Police Powers, Organised Crime and Terrorism, Gender Based Violence and Disability and Vulnerability
The University is the only institution in the North East that provides its students with volunteering opportunities under the “Appropriate Adults Volunteer Programme”
The policing courses are designed to be taught over no more than three days a week so that you can study around work and family commitments

Course structure

The policing 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.

The two-year accelerated route has been designed to be taught alongside the three-year version for the first two semesters, thereby offering you the ability to transfer between routes to suit your circumstances.

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.

Year 1 (national level 4):

Introduction to Criminology and Policing (30 credits)

Study an Introduction to Criminology, Criminological Theory, Defining and Measuring Crime, Trends in Crime and Victimisation, Policing by Consent, Law Enforcement Agencies, Structure of the Police Force, Role of the Police, Professional Policing, Policing Reform, an Introduction to Evidence-based Policing.

Criminal Justice (30 credits)

Study an introduction to Criminal Justice and social divisions such as class, gender, race and age in criminal justice.

Making Decisions: Policing Legally and Ethically (30 credits)

Develop problem solving skills and study evidence-based decision making including the National Decision Model (NDM), the role of discretion, barriers to effective decision making, bias, recording decisions, ethical considerations, and the legal framework and introduction to police powers.

Policing Communities and the Roads (30 credits)

Study an evidence-based approach to policing communities, recording incidents, function of community policing, engaging with the community, preventing and responding to crime and anti-social behaviour, maintaining community cohesion, challenges to community policing, information vs. intelligence, core functions and procedure of policing the roads, disrupting criminal activity by effective road policing, the strategic road network, pursuit, and evidence-based practice in road policing.

Year 2 (national level 5):

Responding to Incidents (30 credits)

Explore the scope of response policing, types of incidents and crime, Public Order offences, Stop and Search, major incidents, taking accounts from victims and witnesses, evidence-based practice in response policing, challenges in response policing, multi-agency working, social, political and strategic drivers impacting on response policing.

Professional Policing in Context (30 credits)

Learn about the history of the police force, professional standards in policing, challenges in operational policing, including public perception, anti-social behaviour, challenges with community engagement, critical reviews of major incidents, abuse of power, misconduct, policing reform, and the College of Policing.

How to be an Effective Investigator (30 credits)

Examine the intelligence cycle, information vs evidence, process of an investigation, evidence-based practice in investigations, understanding the difference between ‘volume and priority’ and ‘serious and complex’ crime, accountability and discretion, decision making and applying the NDM, bias, impact of investigations on victims and victim care, expert evidence and expert witnesses.

Research Methods for Policing (30 credits)

Study sources of research and evidence for EBP, quantitative and qualitative research methods, strengths and weaknesses of research methodologies, problem solving, creating an ethically sound research question, identifying best practice from evidence, and planning an intervention to tackle an identified issue.

Final year (national level 6):

Protecting the Vulnerable (30 credits)

Look at defining ‘vulnerability’, providing services to those who are vulnerable or at risk of harm, evidence-based practice in policing vulnerability, public protection policing, key legislation, victimology, personal aspects of vulnerability, intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting vulnerability, abuse, relationships between victims and offenders, bias, victim and witness care, and justice outcomes for vulnerable people.

Digital Policing (30 credits)

Understand technology and use of devices, IT terminology, social networks, encrypted communications, influence of technology, digital hygiene and digital safety, key legislation, digital investigations, digital community engagement, internet-facilitated crime, and the impact of digital crime.

Counter-Terrorism (30 credits)

Understand key counter-terrorism terminology and organisational structures, including threat levels, terrorism-related offences, terrorism-related police powers and detention, importance of intelligence, radicalisation and deradicalisation, CONTEST, and links between terrorism and organised crime.

Evidence-based Policing Project (30 credits)

Undertake a significant evidence-based research project while evaluating options, problem-solving and forming solutions.

Facilities

You’ll be based at the award-winning Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. The riverside location benefits from dedicated library services and has superb transport links with the city centre and City Campus.

Career ready

In September 2019, the government pledged £750 million with the intention to recruit 20,000 police officers over a three year period. This Professional Policing 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.

Career progression

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.

If English is not your first language you should have at least one of the following qualifications (or equivalent) as a minimum.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

You need an overall score of 6.0, with at least 5.5 or higher in each component: reading, writing, listening and speaking. An alternative approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) will also be accepted if the applicant’s element scores are equivalent to those required for IELTS. After 6 April 2015, you must take your IELTS exams at one of the test centres listed on the UKVI website.

Pearson Test of English Academic

You need an overall score of 59 with no less than 59 in each skill.

Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

You need grade C or above.

Cambridge Certification in Advanced English (CAE)

You need grade C or above.

Deadlines

26 January 2022 – UCAS deadline

Applications for all UCAS Undergraduate courses, except those with a 15 October deadline, should arrive at UCAS by 6pm on 26 January 2022. This is the ‘equal consideration’ deadline, which means course providers must consider all applications received by this time equally.

25 February 2022 – UCAS Extra opens

If you’ve used all five choices, and you’re not holding any offers, you can add another choice using Extra.

19 May 2022 – University decision deadline

If you applied by 26 January and you’re still awaiting a decision from one of your choices, we have until today to decide whether we’re making you an offer. Any choices that are still outstanding after this will be made unsuccessful.

9 June 2022 – Deadline to reply to offers

If you receive all your university decisions by 19 May, you must reply to any offers by today (except if you are using Extra to find a place), otherwise they’ll be declined.

30 June 2022 – Final day to make an application to five universities

You can still apply with up to five choices until 6pm today. After this, your application will automatically be entered into Clearing.

4 July 2022 – Final day to apply for a course in Extra

This is the last day to add an Extra option to your 2022 application. If you don’t hold any offers after this, you will be able to add an additional choice using Clearing.

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Tuition (per year)

13000

GBP

Application Fee

0

GBP

Minimum Level of Education

Grade 12 (High school)

Min GPA (max=100)

60

IELTS

6.00

The university offers three different student residential buildings, all of which are within walking distance from the university campuses. All students that are residing in these buildings can take advantage of the free transport that the university offers. What is more, all the dorms are equipped with facilities like fridge, Shower, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi, bed Wardrobe, Washbasin and mirror, as well as car parking and bicycle storage.
The first student residence of the university is called Scotia Quay that costs up to £95.50 per week. Each room is suitable for up to 5 students. the second one is named Panns Bank costs about £77.79 a week and is also suitable for families of four. Lastly, Clanny House also costs around £77.79 per week and is suitable for couples as well as single students.

All the students have the opportunity to seek help from The Careers and Employability Service, a team dedicated to helping students find proper and suitable employment either during or after their education.
Students are encouraged to take on part-time vocational roles in order to gain perspective on the reality of the labor market and also earn extra cash. As a matter of fact, the university helps and guides them during this process. It helps students find part-time jobs that do not impact their studies or temporary jobs that can be done during vacations and breaks. Students also have the chance to take part in paid or unpaid internships and job placements that are related to their field of study.
The Careers and Employability Service also helps students with finding employment after graduation. They help students with the resumes, CVs, job applications and job interviews.