BSc (Hons) Professional Policing at Teesside University

Programme overview

A degree based on the National Policing Curriculum that prepares students for careers in the police service, military police and the wider criminal justice sector. It carries a currency of five years after graduation for recruitment into policing and includes a replica police station, courtroom and crime scene house.

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with foundation year); part-time up to 5 years | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Digital Investigation and Intelligence, Foundations of Policing, Fundamentals of the English Legal System and Understanding Operational Policing. Year 2 covers Criminal Investigation, Exploring Operational Policing, Law and Procedure and Researching Policing. The final year includes Police Ethics, Contemporary and Complex Crime, Defendants and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice System, The ABC of Investigation and a Policing Research Project.

Career pathways

Graduates can apply to work as police officers, police staff such as civilian investigators and detention officers, or in the military police.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer is 80-104 tariff points from at least two A levels, T level or equivalent, plus GCSE English Language grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent. Applications cannot be accepted from international students requiring a student visa.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International undergraduate degree rate; tuition only Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with foundation year); part-time up to 5 years

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