Study current topics such as digital policing and organised crime and terrorism. Help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Graduate from your policing degree and go on to apply for a role as a Police Constable in England and Wales.
Course overview
Our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing courses have been developed by staff with decades of experience in the police force. Every aspect of the training has been created by the College of Policing, working with forces and serving police officers. The police courses follow the National Policing Curriculum and provide you with the skills and knowledge to apply to become a police officer.
You can choose to study BSc (Hons) Professional Policing on our two-year accelerated route, a fast track option to your career in policing. In just two years, you will be equipped to meet all the responsibilities and challenges to apply for a rewarding career in policing.
Why us?
- We are the first university in the country to offer BSc (Hons) Professional Policing as an accelerated two-year degree
- Our police courses are accredited by the College of Policing who commended the well thought out and complementary set of courses provided at the University of Sunderland
- The courses draw on diverse experience from across the University to ensure that students are provided with the most up-to-date knowledge from expert academics in their fields, including professional practice, police investigations, domestic violence, investigative management, law, social work, and youth offending
- Teaching staff are research-active in digital policing, desistance from crime, police powers, organised crime and terrorism, gender based violence, and disability and vulnerability
- The University is the only institution in the North East that provides its students with volunteering opportunities under the Local Appropriate Adult Scheme
- The policing courses are designed to be taught over no more than three days a week so that you can study around work and family commitments
Course structure
The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing courses cover the National Police Curriculum in a practical and relevant way. You will learn the underpinning theories in criminology and the processes of criminal justice, but you will also be given specialist tuition from former police officers in the core areas of conducting effective investigations, policing communities, policing the roads, information and intelligence, and response policing.
The two-year accelerated route has been designed to be taught alongside the three-year version of the policing degree for the first two semesters, thereby offering you the ability to transfer between routes to suit your circumstances.
You will also benefit from support through your own personal tutor, an academic with policing experience who will provide advice and mentoring throughout the course.
Your progress will be assessed through essays, reports, group work, seminar presentations, and self-evaluation.
Facilities
You'll be based at the recently refurbished Wearside View, situated on the award-winning Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's. This stunning riverside location benefits from dedicated library services and has superb transport links with the city centre and City Campus.
Career ready
In September 2019, the government pledged £750 million with the intention to recruit 20,000 police officers over a three year period. This Professional Policing degree has been designed and will be taught by our staff with significant experience in the police force. Your tutors will be able to provide you with academic advice and mentoring to help you progress towards your chosen career.
Career progression
The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree will prepare you with the knowledge required to go on to apply for a Police Constable position within the police force. It does not guarantee that you will get such a position. It will be necessary to complete all separate recruitment processes associated with your chosen force, including further practice-based learning and assessment, demonstrating competence in your role and completing a two-year probationary period. If you wish to join the police, you must apply to and be accepted within a force within five years of graduation. If you decide against a career in policing, the course has been carefully designed to prepare you with transferable skills required to apply for a number of graduate-level positions. Explore more career options with one of our Crime, Policing, and Investigation degrees.
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