Policing - BA
University of Westminster, London
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Our Policing BA course is designed to equip you for a future career as a police officer or police staff. The course meets the benchmarking standards of the College of Policing, allowing you progress onto the degree holder entry programme. We’ll give you the tools to put your policing ambitions into practice using detailed case studies from crime scene investigation through to processing suspects and court prosecutions, while also uniquely considering the problems and challenges facing ...Read more

Our Policing BA course is designed to equip you for a future career as a police officer or police staff. The course meets the benchmarking standards of the College of Policing, allowing you progress onto the degree holder entry programme. We’ll give you the tools to put your policing ambitions into practice using detailed case studies from crime scene investigation through to processing suspects and court prosecutions, while also uniquely considering the problems and challenges facing contemporary policing in Britain. This degree provides a pathway for students from all backgrounds to solve these issues, make a positive change to modern-day policing and serve the equally diverse communities which the police work within and for. You’ll study within Westminster Law School, with its focus on legal and ethical aspects of criminal justice and broader social matters. This gives you the opportunity to take optional modules that keep the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) route open to you, if a career in law is something you may be interested in.This course has been designed to educate police officers and leaders of the future. You’ll be taught by our experienced academic staff in law, sociology and criminology and gain the knowledge to address the key issues in modern policing. By choosing to study this course with us, you’ll benefit from a supportive environment and great location where you can prepare for your future career. You’ll graduate ready to become part of a new culture within the police force, equipped to drive forward change and re-establish the values in policing.

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82/279
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CCC Grades / Points required

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96 Grades / Points required

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£17,000 per year

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University of Westminster, London
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University of Westminster, London
115 New Cavendish Street Fitzrovia London City Of Westminster W1W 6UW United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Goodge Street  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Euston   0.4 miles away
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