This course has been written to prepare students for the world of work as well as gaining an academic qualification. Relevant career options include: probation officer, police officer, prison officer, within the National Offender Management Service the Crown Prosecution Service, Disclosure and Barring Service or other judicial related occupations.
You will be taught by lecturers qualified in the subject along with guest speakers those with experience in the areas of your chosen career path.
You will study a range of core modules, including:
• Why Prison?
• Diversity, Crime and Justice
• Understanding Security and Policing in the 21st Century
• Drugs, Crime and Society
• Dissertation
Assessment will be via a combination of assignments including reports, group work, presentations and exams.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Hugh Baird College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
Candidates would normally produce evidence of a number of the following:
• Maths GCSE at grade 4 or above
• English GCSE at grade 4 or above
• A minimum of 72 UCAS points
• A pass at FdA Criminology
Applications are welcome from mature students with an appropriate portfolio of work/experience.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees may be subject to change
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