Professional Policing, BSc (Hons)

Our Professional Policing degree, licensed by the UK College of Policing as a Pre-Join programme for all policing roles, is delivered by leading criminologists and former senior officers with 30 years’ experience. It equips you with practical skills for careers in law enforcement, security, and policing across private, public, and third sectors, with highly transferable expertise in enforcement and investigation.Taught by blending academic theory with real-world practice—including major event management like the 2012 Olympic torch relay—the course features realistic crime scene investigations, state-of-the-art 3D VR scenarios, live suspect interviews with actors, and simulated courtroom presentations alongside law students. As the only such degree in the Southwest Peninsula, it explores unique rural, urban, and coastal policing challenges in vibrant Plymouth.