Policing and Criminal Justice Leadership - MSc

Key highlights

• Optional professional placement route extending study to 18 months
• Focus on leading, influencing and improving policing and criminal justice
• Suited to new entrants and those advancing existing careers
• Builds knowledge, skills and professional confidence for real impact

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Bowater Financial Assistance Award

• Graduate Scholarship

  20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.

  Up to 20% of fees

• International Postgraduate Scholarships

  BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.

  Up to £3,000

Careers this course leads to

• Police officer
• Criminal justice policy adviser
• Probation officer
• Crime analyst
• Youth justice worker
• Prison officer

Cost of study

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 Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.