BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation with Foundation Year
Do you want to work within the Police, Armed Forces, Investigation or similar areas? Our Policing and Criminal Investigation course will prepare you with the skills required for a wide variety of roles within the public and private sectors, to give you a range of career opportunities when you graduate.
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Our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation degree will equip you with a high level of investigative expertise and policing knowledge. This will prepare you for a career with the Police, Armed Forces, HMRC, Post Office Investigation, insurance investigators and private organisations, as well as other areas.
There is the option to complete a placement year with our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation with a Placement Year route, whilst the Foundation Year route is designed for students who may not have the academic profile to go straight onto the three-year programme.
Our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation degree will equip you with a high level of investigative expertise and policing knowledge. This will prepare you for a career with the Police, Armed Forces, HMRC, Post Office Investigation, insurance investigators and private organisations, as well as other areas.
The Foundation Year option is available for those who may not have the academic profile for direct entry onto the 3-year degree. It will prepare you for the Policing and Criminal Investigation degree by enhancing your skills with Theories of Criminality, Introduction to Principles of Law and Crime in Context.
The Foundation year is taught with the City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College, so you will be on the Staffordshire University Stoke on Trent campus and the college's campus for the first year.
Our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation degree will equip you with a high level of investigative expertise and policing knowledge. This will prepare you for a career with the Police, Armed Forces, HMRC, Post Office Investigation, insurance investigators and private organisations, as well as other areas.
On the sandwich version of this course, you will complete a one-year placement with a police force or organisation that works within the criminal justice system, to further your investigative skills and employability.
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation
Work placements
If you choose to study Policing and Criminal Investigation with a Placement Year course, you will complete a placement between the second and final years of the course. Our placement staff will work with you to identify a suitable location for your work placement. Please also note that you are responsible for any costs incurred in travelling to and from your work placement, and for any accommodation costs.
Work placements
If you choose to transfer to the Placement Year route after your foundation year, then you will have the opportunity to complete a placement. This takes place after the third year of the course, before your final year.
Work placements
If you choose to study this Placement Year route, you will complete a placement between the second and final years of the course. Our placement staff will work with you to identify a suitable location for your work placement. Please also note that you are responsible for any costs incurred in travelling to and from your work placement, and for any accommodation costs.
International student tuition fee
Duration
Start Month
Application Deadline
Upcoming Intakes
- September 2024
- September 2025
- September 2026
- September 2027
Mode of Study
- Full Time
