Policing, Law Enforcement and Investigation inc. Foundation Entry

Interested in working in law enforcement? Our Policing, Law Enforcement and Investigation degree may be the right fit for you. By gaining specialist knowledge and practical experience, we'll prepare you to enter an exciting career. On our Policing, Law Enforcement and Investigation university course, you'll explore a range of subjects. From crime scene investigation and criminal law to cybercrime and homicide investigation. Plus, a wide range of ethical and political issues. It’s a course with a practical focus on your employability. You'll get the opportunity to have vital experiences shadowing real investigators. As well as the opportunity to spend a year studying at police academies in Europe. You’ll learn from active serving officers and even have our support for becoming a Special Constable during your studies. In your final year, you’ll have the flexibility to customise your degree in the area that interests you most. When you graduate, you’ll have the skills and understanding you need to pursue a career not just in policing, but also in the military, industry, commerce and more.

The foundation year degree programme is ideal if you've got the ability to study for a degree, but don't have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an Honours programme. A foundation year degree programme allows you to develop your academic skills and build confidence in your abilities. This is so you can identify your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate programme.

Year 0
Academic Skills For Higher Education
Verbal Skills: Rights And Debating
Introduction To Law And Policing
Introduction To Criminology And Sociology
Issues In Family Law
Issues In Sociology
Police Decisions: Risk And Vulnerability
Policing: Digital Investigation
Issues In Criminology
Introduction To Psychology

Year 1

The History Of Criminal Justice
Introduction To Academic Skills
Digital Investigation Technologies
Introduction To Investigation Skills
Introduction To Law And Enforcement

Year 2
Digital Investigation
Academic Skills 2
Introduction To Vulnerability
Investigation Skills 2
Optional Modules
Depending on how many compulsory modules you take, you may be able to choose optional modules to make up your course.
Youth Justice
Punishment And The Penal System
Multi-Agency Partnerships

Year 3

Investigation Skills 3
Academic Skills 3
Advanced Digital Investigation
Optional Modules
Depending on how many compulsory modules you take, you may be able to choose optional modules to make up your course
Gender, Crime And Justic
Prison And Society
Fraud And Asset Recovery
Counter Terrorism
Investigating Exploitation
Project

Throughout the course, you’ll attend a mixture of lectures, workshops, seminars, and tutorials. You will also carry out independent study.
We will assess your progress via coursework and there are no exams on the programme.
You'll get assessed by essays, reports, projects, oral presentations, and collaborative work. You will also use supportive technologies to help you complete assessments.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS