BA (Hons) Professional Policing

Summary

This course will run subject to approval by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the College of Policing. This means the course is currently going through UEA's process to confirm the course will lead to a UEA award, alongside the College of Policing licensing process. Course approval will take place in early 2021 and is expected to be confirmed by May 2021.

City College Norwich is launching an innovative academic and professional programme to support students seeking a career in policing from September 2021, subject to licensing by the College of Policing and validation by the University of East Anglia. This course will be run at Easton College.

This course is aligned to the National Policing Curriculum, where you will cultivate a strong grounding in the theory and practice of policing, the criminal justice system and crime matters necessary to start your police career. The course will help you develop critical thinking skills required to understand the complex and constantly changing world that the police and policing operate within.

You will explore areas such as:

• policing legislation and procedures
• criminal investigations
• policing communities
• response and road policing
• evidence-based policing and research methods.

Successful completion of this programme does not guarantee recruitment as a trainee police constable. However, this programme is not just for potential police recruits but is suitable for any person interested in policing issues.

If you wish to be a police constable after completing this degree, please use these links to establish the current entry criteria:
https://www.norfolk.police.uk/join-us/police-officer
https://www.joiningthepolice.co.uk/

Applicants for this course should apply via Easton College on UCAS. The red, Apply with UCAS, button will take you to the appropriate pages on UCAS.