Program Overview

BA (Hons) Professional Policing

Overview

Our BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree provides education and training for those looking to pursue a career in police work. The course not only covers relevant topics in policing, but also provides an insight into the criminal justice system.

Why Choose This Course?

• 96% for 'Academic Support' (NSS, 2024)
• 100% for 'Teaching on my course' (NSS, 2024)

Course Details

• Award: BA (Hons)
• Start date(s): 15 September 2025
• UCAS Code: L900
• Course specifications: View course spec
• Course length: Full-time (3 years), Part-time (6 years)
• Campus location: University: City Campus
• School: School of Social Science and Humanities

Modules

• Year 1:
  • Critical Thinking, Research Methods and Academic Writing for Policing (4PL020, 20 credits)
  • Human Rights in Criminal Justice (4CJ005, 20 credits)
  • Police Procedure and Evidence (4PL022, 20 credits)
  • Policing and Crime in the Community (4PL019, 20 credits)
  • The Idea and Purpose of Professional Policing (4PL021, 20 credits)
  • Working in the Criminal Justice System (4CJ002, 20 credits)
• Year 2:
  • Criminal Investigation (5PL013, 20 credits)
  • Police Information and Intelligence (5PL017, 20 credits)
  • Police Response and Major Incidents (5PL016, 20 credits)
  • Policing the Roads and Disrupting Organised Crime (5PL012, 20 credits)
  • Thinkers and Theories in Policing (5PL020, 20 credits)
  • Criminal Law (5LW002, 20 credits) (optional)
  • Framing the Criminological World (5CJ002, 20 credits) (optional)
  • Race, Empire and Modernity (5SL001, 20 credits) (optional)
  • Counter Terrorism (6PL018, 20 credits) (optional)
• Year 3:
  • Digital Policing (6PL019, 20 credits)
  • Dissertation (6PL023, 40 credits)
  • Police Accountability and Standards of Professional Behaviour (6PL020, 20 credits)
  • Policing, Vulnerability, Abuse and Public Protection (6PL016, 20 credits)

Potential Career Paths

• Police constable
• National Crime Agency
• Probation service
• Military police
• Private security industry
• Civil service
• Local authority
• Banking and similar organisations where investigative or practical legal knowledge is required

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
• A Levels: grades CCC / BCD
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma: grades MMM
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
• BTEC L3 Diploma: grades DD

Tuition Fees

• Home: £9,250 per year (full-time), £4,625 per year (part-time)
• International: £14,950 per year (full-time), £7,475 per year (part-time)

Accreditation

• Licensed by the College of Policing for the purpose of meeting all the requirements of the national curriculum for multiple entry routes into policing.

Additional Information

• The University of Wolverhampton BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree is a new degree that is based on the 10 years of experience we have providing policing education.
• Delivered by academic staff with operational backgrounds in policing, we draw on a range of specialist practitioners to enhance the student experience.
• Operational police officers may attend the University to give students an opportunity to relate what they’ve learnt in class to understanding real life scenarios.