The University of Law (Birmingham)
The University of Law (Birmingham)

The University of Law (Birmingham)

133 Great Hampton Street Birmingham B18 6AQ Birmingham, United Kingdom Visit web page

Criminology and Policing

Study detals

: Bachelor's degree : BA (Hons) Criminology and Policing : Full time : 36 Month

Requirements

English language requirements

·         IELTS: 7.0 overall (min. 6.5 in each component)

·         Cambridge First /Advanced/ Proficiency: 185 overall (min. 176 in all skills)

·         TOEFL iBT (not ‘MyBest Scores’): 94 (min. 23 in L/R, 26 in W, 22 in S)

If you don’t have any of the Alternative English Language Qualifications listed above, University of Law offers English Test (ULET) to meet your English Language condition.

·         The University of Law English Test (ULET): 7.0 overall (min. 6.5 in all skills)

The Certificate of Complete Secondary General Education is not acceptable for entry to this degree.

Speciality

Foundation Year is available 

Additional information

Course Details

This three year degree allows you to combine criminology study with policing modules which cover aspects of the national policing curriculum. You'll look at areas such as drugs, cybercrime, migration, terrorism, and trafficking in detail. You’ll consider how these areas are viewed by groups from various backgrounds, including how gender, race and cultural perspectives can impact opinion.

Students will be taught by experts in criminology who have worked directly with government departments, as well as former police officers for a practical, hands-on education. This course sets students up for a career in the criminal justice sector, the police service or the NGO and charity sector, among others.

Please note that this BA Criminology and Policing programme does not qualify as a pre-join degree to enable direct entry into a police service. Students wishing to pursue a career as a police officer on graduation would need to enter a service via the degree holder entry route.

You will learn through a variety of group sessions, workshops, digital media and a wide range of learning resources, completing a research methods module and a dissertation or research project in your final year. In addition to your knowledge of criminology and policing, you will gain a wide range of analytical, research, problem solving and communication skills, which are in high demand by employers.

Statistics from the 2023 National Student Survey show that 96% of Policing and Criminology students were positive about learning opportunities on their course and 91% were positive about the teaching on their course.

You will also learn through realistic scenarios and the use of a crime scene suite or pop-up facilities.

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