BSc (Hons) Professional Policing at University of Hull

An accredited degree that prepares students for a career in policing, taught with Humberside Police and by former police officers. Students can apply to train as a Special Constable or Police Service Volunteer alongside the degree and examine scenarios in an on-campus replica crime scene room.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a foundation year)  |  Intake: 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hull, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory 20-credit modules include Understanding and Preventing Crime, Research Methods in Policing, Investigating Neighbourhood Policing, Police Investigations, Decision Making and Discretion, Policing the Police and The Policing of Vulnerability and Risk.

Career pathways

Graduates join local and national police forces, specialist constabularies, Ministry of Defence police, prison and probation services, counter-terrorism teams and bodies such as the CPS, with further roles in intelligence, investigations, data analysis, victim support and teaching. The degree does not guarantee recruitment as a police constable.

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