Professional Policing

About this programme

USW is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver this Professional Policing degree. Develop practical skills through realistic policing scenarios, applying the law, responding to incidents, protecting vulnerable people and making decisions under pressure. Our BSc Professional Policing degree prepares you for the realities of frontline policing through applied, scenario-based learning that reflects the challenges officers face in practice. We’ll give you the skills to achieve your ambitions. You’ll investigate crimes, review cold cases, learn theory, and apply the law. Combining theory with applied, scenario-based learning, you will develop the knowledge, confidence and professional judgement needed for your dream job. Learn through realistic investigative scenarios and put your newly developed skills to the test in our crime scene house and crime simulation suite. Our assessments are industry-relevant to make sure your learning goes beyond the theoretical, preparing you for your future career. We work alongside police forces and other professional partners to make your learning relevant and applicable to the job. Develop investigative knowledge, professional judgement and practical skills for a wider range of investigative and criminal justice careers. Build your foundations in professional policing, exploring crime, justice, response policing and safeguarding while developing the practical skills and professional judgement to make confident, ethical decisions. Explore how the criminal justice system works in practice, from investigation and prosecution to sent