Policing and Investigation
Bachelor's degree
In Portsmouth
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One Education
Course Online£ 425 -
Open Learning College
Course Distance Learning£ 331 £ 531 -
International Career Institute
Course Online£ 798 -
The Distance Learning Partnership
Vocational qualification Distance Learning£ 95 + VAT -
Open Learning College
Course Distance Learning£ 368 £ 468 -
International Career Institute
Course Online£ 998 -
Focus Training
Short course InhousePrice on request
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Portsmouth
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Start date
Different dates available
Why take this course? This course explores the many and diverse challenges confronting the policing and investigation sector and provides you with the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge of contemporary policing and investigative issues. You will also develop a range of critical and analytical research skills which can be used in a range of different professional contexts. The Institute of Criminal Justice Studies is the leading UK centre for research and learning in criminal justice and you will benefit from the expertise of academic staff who have considerable academic and professional experience in policing and investigative work. The course will appeal to students seeking an alternative to full-time, campus based study who are simply interested in how policing and investigation works, or who are attracted to a potential career in the field of policing and/or investigation. It will certainly appeal to professionals working in either the policing or investigation sector who are seeking to enhance their critical and analytical skills and their career and promotion prospects. Distance Learning Brochure
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About this course
What will I experience? On this course you can: Develop academic and professional expertise in policing and criminal investigation. Specialise in the areas of these fields that interest you. Earn the Certificate of Knowledge in Policing, vital to a career in a UK police force. Follow a distance learning course designed to allow you to combine study and work, progressing at your own pace and in your own location, with our interactive online learning materials. Gain university credit for your relevant prior learning and experience, allowing you to complete a stage, and therefore the course, in a shorter period. We are keen to broaden the range of people who study with us, and offer a system to convert your prior learning in work or volunteering into university credit. Those who have completed an appropriate Foundation degree can do the final year of this course and gain a full honours degree. Students can also exit after 18 months of study and achieve a nationally recognised Certificate of Higher Education or exit after 36 months and achieve a nationally recognised Diploma of Higher Education.
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- IT
- Skills and Training
- Police
- Staff
Course programme
Students can also exit after 18 months of study and achieve a nationally recognised Certificate of Higher Education or exit after 36 months and achieve a nationally recognised Diploma of Higher Education.
Graduates will be well-equipped for employment in the police, the Civil Service, local government and other public and private sector bodies which have many openings for criminal investigators, police staff, analysts and researchers. The programme also covers a range of criminal justice issues while developing the wider skills necessary to produce a portfolio of knowledge and abilities that supports career development opportunities in a wider range of careers, or postgraduate study.
- Develop academic and professional expertise in policing and criminal investigation.
- Specialise in the areas of these fields that interest you.
- Earn the Certificate of Knowledge in Policing, vital to a career in a UK police force.
- Follow a distance learning course designed to allow you to combine study and work, progressing at your own pace and in your own location, with our interactive online learning materials.
- Gain university credit for your relevant prior learning and experience, allowing you to complete a stage, and therefore the course, in a shorter period.
Additional information
- Duration
- 4.5 years part time distance learning. Start date: September.
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- 2016 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- A LEVELS
Access to this course is open to all individuals subject to the approval of the course leader. See full entry requirements OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We accept UCAS points from other qualifications. See full details and English Language qualifications- 2017 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- The UCAS tariff for 2017 entry has changed. See how this affects your tariff score A LEVELS
Access to this course is open to all individuals subject to the approval of the course leader. See full entry requirements
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We accept UCAS points from other qualifications. See full details and English Language qualifications - Fees
UK/EU/Channel Islands/Isle of Man students and International students
2016/17 entry: part time: £3,000 p/a* and £1,500* in year 5
2017/18 entry: part time: £3,080 p/a* and £1,540* in year 5*Tuition fee may be subject to annual increase.
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+44 (0)23 9284 3148- Department
- Institute of Criminal Justice Studies
- Programme specification (PT, DL)
Policing and Investigation
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One Education
Course Online£ 425 -
Open Learning College
Course Distance Learning£ 331 £ 531 -
International Career Institute
Course Online£ 798 -
The Distance Learning Partnership
Vocational qualification Distance Learning£ 95 + VAT -
Open Learning College
Course Distance Learning£ 368 £ 468 -
International Career Institute
Course Online£ 998 -
Focus Training
Short course InhousePrice on request
See all