Professional Policing with Foundation Year
Course overview
• This degree is designed and delivered in close partnership with local constabularies to give you a head start in your career • We encourage and support you to become a special constable with either Derbyshire Constabulary, Nottinghamshire Police or British Transport Police which enables you to put your studies into practice • We equip you with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge you need to become an effective police officer • Visits to police stations, prisons and victim support centres will give you a close look at how the criminal justice system works • Our academic staff have wide-ranging experience in policing and are pioneering influential research • Learn in specialist facilities such as our custody suite and replica crown court
Key highlights
- Designed and delivered in close partnership with local constabularies
- Support to become a special constable with partner police forces
- Practical skills and theoretical knowledge to become an effective police officer
- Visits to police stations, prisons and victim support centres
- Taught by staff with policing experience and influential research
- Specialist facilities including a custody suite and replica crown court
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 72 — Requirement: What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you…
- A-level: DDD — …What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to…
- T-level: Pass — …looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Ma…
- BTEC: MMP — …Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and Englis…
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum
Scholarships
Full Payment Discount
If you pay your annual tuition fee in full ahead of enrolment, you will benefit from a £1,000 discount.
Up to £1,000Sports Scholarships - Individual and Team Sport Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Sports Scholarships - Performance Team Sports Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Talented Athlete Award
Please contact the provider.
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Police constable
- Special constable
- Police detective
- British Transport Police officer
- Custody officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £17,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Derby, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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