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Applied Criminal Justice (Top-Up)
- Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Awarded by:
- University of the West of England, Bristol
Course summary
Get the undergraduate qualification and academic recognition you need to progress your established career in the police or criminal justice sector. Get access to the latest facilities, supported by UWE Bristol's respected reputation as a policing and criminology education provider.
As policing has evolved in recent years with the introduction of degree-based qualifications for new recruits, a gap has been identified within the workforce. Our BSc(Hons) Applied Criminal Justice Top-Up degree aims to address this gap by giving existing officers access to university-level education.
Why study applied criminal justice?
Our Criminal Justice degree brings together the knowledge, experience and theoretical concepts that underpin criminal justice practices. As an experienced member of police staff, you'll gain an undergraduate qualification to support your wealth of on-the-job experience. Plus, you'll get academic recognition for your existing occupational skills, due to the professionalisation of policing roles.
Why UWE Bristol?
As an established and respected provider of policing education, you'll benefit from UWE Bristol's strong reputation in the criminal justice sector, with a unique perspective of the policing and criminal justice environment.
Get access to the latest facilities on Frenchay Campus, designed to meet the increased demands of our growing policing provision. Here you'll test your knowledge in a safe learning environment, so you're equipped to apply your academic skills to complex crime scenes.
Where can it take me?
This Criminal Justice course is suitable for existing police officers and professionals currently employed in the criminal justice sector, from probation services to prisons. We encourage a broad range of applicants, bringing a diverse pool of students with different perspectives to your learning.
When you graduate, you'll be equipped with the skillset to progress your career within the police force or wider criminal justice sector or progress to postgraduate education. By acknowledging your occupational experience, you'll be in a strong position to apply for more senior positions or further study.
This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.
Apply by
14 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- L437
- Institution code:
- B80
- Campus name:
- Frenchay Campus
- Campus Code:
- -
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
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How to apply
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- L437
- Institution code:
- B80
- Campus name:
- Frenchay Campus
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.
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Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Entry requirements:
Admission to this course is via accredited experiential learning. AEL is learning achieved through experience that may not be formally certificated.
Applications are encouraged from existing police officers and criminal justice professionals who have completed their probationary period. Any organisational training, exams or achievements, including statements of evidence, can be used to demonstrate your experience and expertise.
AEL will be used to demonstrate you have met the learning outcomes of the first two years of learning of the BSc (Hons) Applied Criminal Justice. You can demonstrate you have done this in a variety of ways, including (but not limited to) certificates of learning, official training records, CPD records, witness testimony.
Selection process:
Applicants will be invited to an online interview.
See our Accredited Experiential Learning (AEL) pages: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/academic-information/suspend-transfer-or-withdraw/accredited-learning#section-3
We encourage you to apply for our course as early as possible in the cycle to ensure sufficient time to complete the AEL process.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
At UWE Bristol we are committed to ensuring all applicants can fulfil their potential.
We make contextual offers for this course that are lower than our standard entry criteria.
We use a range of information from your UCAS application to consider your background and experiences as an individual and the impact these may have had on you. You do not need to provide us with any additional information to be considered for a contextual offer.
Historical entry grades data BETA
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