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Bachelor of Professional Policing with Foundation Year

Canterbury Christ Church University

  • Canterbury, United Kingdom
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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About the program

Bachelor of Science in Professional Policing with Foundation Year is a four-year, full-time on-campus programme at CCCU's Canterbury campus, taught in the School of Business, Law, and Policing.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: no
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (2): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop foundational knowledge in Professional Policing with Foundation Year. Apply skills related to Four-year
  • full-time BSc
  • Foundation year. Interpret relevant evidence and communicate findings within the discipline.

Career outcomes

  • Police
  • Private policing
  • HM Prison Service
  • Border Force
  • Civil service
  • Local government
  • Community safety organisations
  • HM Courts and Tribunals Service
  • HM Prison and Probation Service
  • Private security industry
  • Criminal justice charities (Victim Support
  • Barnardo's)

Curriculum

  • Four-year
  • full-time BSc (Hons). Foundation year: Exploring Justice
  • Foundations of Crime and Forensic Investigation
  • The Big Picture. Year 1: Succeeding in your criminal justice specialism
  • Policing in a Modern Society
  • The Criminal Justice System. Year 2: Criminal Investigation: Process and Decision Making
  • Transnational Security: Global Responses
  • Policing in Practice. Year 3: Research in Practice
  • Miscarriages of Justice
  • Contemporary Issues in Policing.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Typical offer DDE at A-level (or equivalent Level 3 qualification such as BTEC
  • T Level
  • Access to HE
  • IB)
  • Additional academic criteria: Typical offer BBC at A-level (DDE on foundation-year variants
  • ABB physiotherapy
  • BBB midwifery
  • AAA/AAB medicine)
  • GCSE Maths grade 4 on some courses.

Accepted academic background

Level 3 entry: two A-levels, BTEC National Diploma, T Level, Access to HE Diploma, International or Welsh Baccalaureate, HND/HNC or equivalent, foundation-year degrees about 48 UCAS points, national equivalents on country pages (e.g. India Std XII 60% average)

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 60
  • PTE Academic 59

Documents you’ll need

  • Completed Application
  • Official Academic Transcripts
  • Passport or Identity Document
  • Secondary School Completion Evidence
  • Personal Statement
  • Academic Reference

How to apply

  1. Review the Professional Policing with Foundation Year admission requirements and the current intake deadline. Complete the application through UCAS. Prepare academic transcripts and evidence of previous qualifications. Provide English language test results if required. Submit the supporting documents requested by admissions. Confirm the applicable application fee before submitting the application. Review any admission offer and complete the required acceptance steps. Prepare the appropriate student immigration application if necessary.

Other costs

Tuition per year£17,000 GBP
Application fee£35 GBP
Deposit£3,000 GBP

Program details

CampusCanterbury Campus
Faculty or schoolSchool of Business, Law, and Policing
DepartmentSchool of Business, Law, and Policing
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value480
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay2
Scholarship notePotential Canterbury Christ Church University scholarship or funding opportunities may be relevant to Professional Policing with Foundation Year. Confirm the award, international eligibility, funding level, and application dates with the institution.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    13 Jan 2027

    61 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.