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Professional Policing at University of Wales Trinity Saint David - UCAS

Course summary

Our Professional Policing degree aims to equip students with a wide range of skills and knowledge needed for modern policing. This course covers important policing professional standards, various situations, and different contexts. It aims to enhance your ability to perform effectively as a police constable in key areas of professional policing. As a BSc Professional Policing student, you will explore how political and social factors influence crime. You’ll study criminalisation and the political and social processes of victimisation. You will also learn about criminological theories and how social diversity and inequality affect crime and responses to it. Understanding these concepts will help you see how crime affects different groups of people in society. The course introduces you to the complex social problems related to crime, such as issues of class and victimisation. You will learn about the responses to crime and deviance, and develop skills to compare these responses, identifying their strengths and weaknesses. This will involve studying criminal investigation methods and understanding how to evaluate their effectiveness. Throughout the degree, you will research various strategies and methods used in policing. You’ll learn to assess how appropriate these strategies are in different situations. The course also covers practices and developments in criminal justice agency practices. This includes looking at how values and relationships are changing between individuals, groups, and both public and private agencies. This degree is a pre-join knowledge-based degree in professional policing, which you need to complete before you can formally join the police service. By the end of the course, you will have gained knowledge and skills directly relevant to law enforcement in the Police Service in England and Wales. Key topics covered in the course include community policing, response policing, and public protection. You will also study evidence-based policing, which involves using research to inform your decisions and actions. Additionally, you will learn about the roles of the National Crime Agency and the Prison and Probation Services. This Professional Policing degree is designed to prepare you for a successful career in policing. You will gain a solid foundation in the core areas of policing, with a focus on understanding and responding to crime and deviance. This course provides the essential knowledge and skills needed for recruitment to the police service and to excel as a police constable.

Modules

In the first year, you will be introduced to the basics of professional policing and examine factors that influence crime and policing. Modules in communication skills for policing are also offered. Response Policing (20 credits) Academic and Communication Skills for Policing (20 Credits) Evidence-based Policing and Decision Making (20 credits) Basic Criminal Offences (20 Credits) Policing and the Criminal Justice System (20 Credits) Understanding the Role of the Constable (20 Credits) The second year delves deeper into the complexities of crime, class, and victimisation. You will study various responses to crime and deviance, developing skills to critically compare these responses. Specialised modules including policing Wales, Community policy and response and roads policing. Community and Neighbourhood Policing (20 Credits) Complex Criminal Offences (20 Credits) Policing Vulnerability and Risk (20 Credits) Preparing for Research within Policing (20 Credits) Policing Wales (20 Credits) Response and Roads Policing (20 Credits) In the final year, you will focus on advanced topics in professional policing. You will undertake independent research and apply evidence-based policing strategies. This year aims to consolidate your learning and prepare you for recruitment to the police service, ensuring you are ready for the challenges of this sector. Digital and Operational Policing (20 credits) Conducting Police Investigations (20 Credits) Public Protection and Counter-Terrorism (20 Credits) Preparing for the Role of Constable (20 Credits) Policing Research Project (40 Credits)

Assessment method

The assessments have been designed by the programme team collectively, to ensure they form a cohesive whole and meet the requirements of the College of Policing’s PEQF curriculum for the Pre-Join Professional Policing degree. The key purpose of the assessment scheme is to enable students to demonstrate individually that they have met the aims of the programmes and achieved the learning outcomes at the standard required for the level of study. Assessment will also be used to provide feedback to students so as to assist in subsequent learning. Each module will be assessed summatively through a range of individual assessment tasks but formative methods are also used. Formative assessment is carried out through practical exercises that are undertaken and discussed in class, role-plays, negotiations, presentations by students and the sessions devoted to reviewing exams after these have been marked. A range of summative assessment methods will be employed. Exams are primarily (but not exclusively) used to test knowledge and understanding. Coursework and practical assessments also test knowledge and understanding but tend to focus more on the development of cognitive, practical and key skills. Such methods are highly appropriate to the nature of the policing discipline as they facilitate authentic, workplace relevant assessment and practice. Coursework and practicals will be set in a variety of formats; these include: • Essays • Reports • Portfolios • Research projects • Presentations.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
PPO1
Institution code:
T80
Campus name:
Swansea Business Campus
Campus code:
S

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa. For courses of more than six months’ duration you will require a Student visa. International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship. For full information read our visa application and guides. Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements


English language requirements

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests.

Acceptable Evidence of English

https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/apply/international-applications/english-language-requirements


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £15525 Year 1
International £15525 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

It is possible to complete this programme of study without any additional costs. Students may wish to purchase textbooks for modules, such as the Independent Project, but this is not a requirement and will have no bearing on the final grade.
Professional Policing at University of Wales Trinity Saint David - UCAS