Professional Policing

About this course

Professional policing is a degree designed to prepare graduates for careers in the police service, reflecting a significant shift in how policing as a profession is understood and trained for in the UK. Since 2020, policing has been a degree-level profession, meaning that new police officers are expected to enter with or achieve degree-level qualification. A professional policing degree develops both the academic knowledge and the practical and ethical dispositions that effective policing demands, including an understanding of law, criminal justice, community engagement, and the social and psychological dimensions of the police role. At the University of Gloucestershire, this three-year full-time programme provides a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of professional policing. You will study criminal law and procedure, criminology, social and community issues relevant to poli

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Protective service occupations · 40% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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