BSc (Hons) Policing, Psychology and Investigations at Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) Policing, Psychology and Investigations at Liverpool John Moores University will engage you in the key strategies for effective crime scene management and both the process and psychology of investigation. Designed for those who are seeking a career in policing, the wider law enforcement sector, or associated fields in the criminal justice system. You will be introduced to policing and investigation practice and procedure, and criminal law.

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 and Investigation, Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law 1, Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology 2: Testing for Differences, Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology, Skills for Success in Policing and Forensic Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology 1: Relationships and Associations. Year 2 core modules: Policing Communities, Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law 2, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology 4: Advanced Quantitative Research Methods, Cognitive and Biological Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, and Individual Differences, Psychology of Investigation. Year 3 core modules: Research Project - Policing, Psychology and Investigations, Approaches to protecting vulnerable people and the management of offenders, Forensic and Investigative Psychology, Comparative Studies in Policing, Policing, Security and Risk, Terrorism and Counter Terrorism, Investigating Serious and Complex Cases, Application of Intelligence to Policing.

Career pathways

Graduates find themselves working in a variety of policing roles as either police officers or police staff and in various roles in the wider law enforcement and criminal justice sectors. The degree also provides the basis for further study and careers in psychology.

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