Do you have a strong sense of justice and the ability to diffuse tension in stressful situations? ThePolicing, Law Enforcement, and Investigation Foundation Entry Degree could be the course for you.
Foundation Entry degree courses are designed for students who have the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly enter their chosen Honours degree programme.
If you’re considering a career in policing or similar law enforcement agencies, this course covers topics including crime scene investigation, criminal law, more practical aspects of policing such as fraud, e-crime and homicide investigation, as well as ethical and political issues associated with policing.
You’ll learn relevant study skills and be introduced to criminal law, the English legal system, forensic science and the subject of policing and criminal investigation, as well as further investigation skills, criminalistics, contemporary policing issues and the law relating to property and weapons.
Why study with us
- CSI modules include fingerprint recovery and identification, crime scene photography, and recovery and analysis of trace evidence such as hairs, fibres and body fluids.
- Our School has outstanding facilities including a new Hydra Minerva Suite, as well as three interconnected scenes of crime houses and a garage vehicle examination bay.
- You’ll have a number of options for studying high-level crime investigation and ethics, and you’ll produce a dissertation on a relevant subject.
What you'll do
- Study overseas for one semester in the Police Academies in Prague, Budapest or Szczytno, giving you an international perspective as well as enhancing your CV.
- Add a sandwich year to study Criminal Justice subjects in countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia.
- As part of our pioneering collaboration with Lancashire Constabulary, you will have the opportunity to shadow a crime scene investigator as they conduct their work.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• LWC019: Academic Skills for Higher Education
• LWC021: Verbal skills: Rights and Debating
Optional modules
• LWC022: Introduction to Law and Policing
• LWC023: Introduction to Criminology and Sociology
• LWC024: Issues in Family Law
• LWC025: Issues in Sociology
• LWC026: Police Decisions: Risk and Vulnerability
• LWC027: Policing: Digital Investigation
• LWC028: Issues in Criminology
• PSC005: Psychology
Year 1
Compulsory modules
• CJ1203: The History of Criminal Justice
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PC1003: Introduction to Academic Skills
• PC1004: Digital Investigation Technologies
• PC1005: Introduction to Investigation Skills
• PC1007: Introduction to Law and Enforcement
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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FZ2006: Digital Investigation
• PC2000: Academic Skills 2
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PC2005: Introduction to Vulnerability
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PC2006: Investigation Skills 2
Optional modules
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CJ2204: Youth Justice
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CJ2205: Punishment and the Penal System
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PC2007: Multi-Agency Partnerships
Year 3
Compulsory modules
• PC3003: Investigation Skills 3
• PC3004: Academic Skills 3
• PC3005: Advanced Digital Investigation
Optional modules
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CJ3207: Gender, Crime and Justice
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CJ3208: Prison and Society
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FZ3046: Fraud and Asset Recovery
• FZ3050: Counter Terrorism
• FZ3059: Investigating Exploitation
• PC3006: Project
Future careers
We have graduates in numerous different UK police services as well as other UK and international law enforcement agencies and the military.
You may not wish to pursue a career in the police and we have graduates in employment in many fields.
There are also opportunities for students to progress to postgraduate and even PhD study here at the University.
My name is Kavisha Prince Anthony, and I always had a dream of studying abroad. Thankfully, that dream came to life since I applied to the Study Advisor. I was able to receive my visa within four days. I also had some visa refusals in the past; I had about six UK visa refusals in the past, but thankfully, it was not an issue since the Study Advisor was able to make things work this time. I highly recommend Study Advisor for your dreams of going abroad, whether it be the UK or any other European country there is.