Develop your skills and understanding of public services with a HND. You’ll learn to identify and formulate plans to solve public service-related problems, as well as investigating the effective use of communication and information technology.On this course you’ll develop essential skills such as time management, teamwork and self motivation, plus an understanding of the sensitivity and openness required to work with diverse groups.You will also have the opportunity to study for your English and maths GCSEs alongside your course. These give you entry to Honours programmes at university and are highly valued by employers.

Unit 1: Organisational Structures and Culture

Unit 2: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Unit 3: Equality, Diversity and Fair Treatment

Unit 4: Public Services in Contemporary Society (Pearson-set)

Unit 6: Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Unit 8: Crime Reduction and Community SafetyUnit 14: Crime and Substance MisuseUnit 21: Outdoor Skills Development

Unit 29: Research Project (Pearson-set)

Unit 30: Reflective Professional Practice

Unit 32: Serious and Organised CrimeUnit 33: Justice, Punishment and RehabilitationUnit 39: Physical Activity, Lifestyle and HealthUnit 48: Youth OffendingUnit 49: Applied Forensic PsychologyYou can progress to work in a range of public services such as the police, fire and rescue, prison, ambulance, HM revenue and customs areas or in the armed forces such as the Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force.You can also continue with your studies and move on to the second or third year of a related degree programme such as criminology.