Criminal Investigation
University of DerbyDerby, United Kingdom
Course overview
• Advance your investigative career in law enforcement, finance, health and safety, social services and many other sectors • Develop the skills you need to conduct serious and complex investigations from beginning to end • Study for a qualification which reflects the Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) occupational standards • Choose two specialist options in areas such as financial and digital investigation and intelligence and sexual offences, or choose a specialist pathway in investigating domestic abuse or investigating child sexual exploitation offences • Learn from an influential team of researchers and practitioners who draw upon more than a century of professional experience in investigation • Access to the online university library resources and where most of the core texts are available as e-books
Key highlights
- Reflects Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) occupational standards
- Develops skills to run serious and complex investigations end to end
- Specialist options include financial, digital investigation and sexual offences
- Pathways in investigating domestic abuse or child sexual exploitation
- Taught by researchers and practitioners with extensive investigative experience
- Online library access with most core texts available as e-books
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 — 6.5 IELTS 6.5 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
Scholarships
10% Alumni Discount
All other alumni will receive a 10% discount.
Up to 10% of fees25% Alumni Discount
The 25% alumni discount is available if you graduated in the academic years 2023/24 or 2024/25 and are fully enrolled on a postgraduate programme by July 2026.
Biomedical Science Excellence Scholarship
Two awards of £1,000 are available, and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction in the second semester. Each recipient will also be allocated up to £500 to use to attend a conference.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Police detective
- Financial investigator
- Digital forensic investigator
- Intelligence analyst
- Health and safety investigator
- Safeguarding investigator
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,720 for the full course* | International: £17,500 for the full course
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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