Professional Policing

Edge Hill University

In this course you gain practical and transferable skills for a wide range of future careers on our professional policing degree which is also one of the recognised pathways into policing in England and Wales. Are you interested in: modern policing, applied criminology, social psychology, and the law? Do you want to learn about the Criminal Justice System, how to run an investigation, preserve a crime scene, protect vulnerable adults and children, and use criminal intelligence? Do you want to develop your skills in teamwork, leadership, communication, empathy, negotiation, inclusion, and decision-making? Do you want a degree that will grant you access to a host of different careers and opportunities, and is one of the recognised pathways into policing in England and Wales? Our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree does all this and more. It is accredited by the College of Policing and taught by a mix of academics, pracademics and practitioners with a wealth of experience in policing, law enforcement and academic research. You will benefit from being taught by our expert team of internationally recognised academics and former Chief Superintendents, Detective Chief Superintendents, Directors of Intelligence, Criminal Intelligence Analysts and Cyber Crime specialists, and can take advantage of our extensive industry links. Joining our Policing programme means you’re embarking on an immersive learning experience, with opportunities to put your learning into practice in our on-campus Moot Court Room and our Police Training and Simulation Facility (‘Crime House’). In our crime house, you can undertake crime scene work, investigative interviewing, arrest, custody, and suspect welfare work utilising our state-of-the-art simulation suite.