BA (Hons) Professional Policing at Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing is a pioneering research centre for interdisciplinary law enforcement, and is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver degree programmes included in the Police Education Qualification Framework. The degree aims to make you an attractive recruitment option for UK police constabularies. The degree in Professional Policing is the defined pre-join qualification for a police career.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: School of Law and Justice Studies  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Policing, Academic and Policing Studies Skills, Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure, Policing Standards, Governance and Accountability, Evidence Based Policing, Criminal Justice. Year 2 core modules: Research methods, Victimology, Policing communities, Information and Intelligence, Offenders management, Policing the roads. Year 3 core modules: Research project, Career and employability, Conducting investigations, Response policing, leadership and team-working.

Career pathways

On completion of this three-year degree programme, you will be eligible to apply within five years to police constabularies for appointment as police constables. Achieving this degree is a requirement but does not guarantee appointment to a police force.

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