Program Overview

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Policing and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons)

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Justice degree is designed to equip students with the vital knowledge, understanding, and skills to prepare them for a future career in the criminal justice system, on our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Justice degree.

Course Features

• Studying abroad option available
• Sandwich year option available
• Work placement opportunity

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Mental Health and Offending
• Cyber Security Fundamentals and Ethics
• Skills for Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice
• Public Protection, Vulnerability and Risk 1
• One of:
  • Addictions and Offending
  • Multi-agency Work in Criminal Justice

Year 2

• Gender, Sex and Violence
• Doing Criminal Justice Research
• Criminal Law
• Work Placement
• Public Protection, Vulnerability and Risk 2
• One of:
  • Rehabilitation and Treatment of Offenders
  • Cyber Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Probation Studies

Year 3

• Cyber Risk and Incident Management
• Dissertation
• Counter Terrorism
• Three of:
  • Psychological Explanations of Crime
  • The Politics of Policing
  • Law Clinic Experience Module
  • Law of Evidence
  • Criminal Law in Practice
  • Digital Policing and Cybercrime
  • Information and Intelligence

How You'll Study

You will be taught by a mixture of lectures, seminars, and workshops.

How You'll Be Assessed

Our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Justice degree takes account of both the need to develop and demonstrate academic skills and learning, and to demonstrate learning relevant to careers in policing, law enforcement, the wider criminal justice system, and graduate jobs market.

Throughout your degree, assessment methods will include: report writing, essay writing, practice-based work, reflections, problem-based scenarios, posters, presentations, and some examinations.

Who Will Be Teaching You

You will be taught by our highly qualified and experienced team composed of former Chief Superintendents, Detective Chief Superintendents, Directors of Intelligence, Criminal Intelligence Analysts, and Cyber Crime specialists, as well as internationally recognized academics.

Entry Criteria

Typical offer 112-120 UCAS Tariff Points. No specific subjects required.

GCSEs in Mathematics and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent) are also required.

Example Offers

• A Level: BBC-BBB
• UCAS Tariff points: 112-120 points
• BTEC Extended Diploma (or combination of BTEC QCF qualifications): Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM)
• T Level: Overall grade of Merit
• International Baccalaureate (IB): We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points

English Language Requirements

International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.

How to Apply

Apply full-time

Facilities

The £6m Law and Psychology building provides contemporary teaching and learning facilities for students in the School of Law and Criminal Justice.

Our Police Training and Simulation Facility, known as the ‘Crime House’, is used to simulate a wide range of crime scenes, providing students with an immersive learning experience.

Finance

Fees for academic year 2026/2027 are yet to be confirmed.

The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees, in line with Government policy, in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.

Your Future Career

Whether you are planning a career in the criminal justice system, policing, or a career in another field of expertise, our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Justice programme will develop your transferable skills and inspire you to reach your career goals.

Recent Edge Hill Policing and Criminal Justice students have gone on to have a wide variety of successful careers including: police officers in Forces across England and Wales; positions with the British Transport Police and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; Policing and Law Enforcement Analysts; roles in Public Protection and Child and Youth Services and criminal and youth justice charities; for HM Prisons and Probation Service; and graduate training schemes.

Course Changes

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, however, our courses are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.

Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of professional bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.