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Policing Studies (Distance Learning)

Entry requirements


To obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area. Contact the admissions team for details.

Entry to this programme is only available at level six and offers suitably qualified students the opportunity to "top up" to degree level. Applicants will therefore be considered on an individual basis and may be accepted with the following: 240 credits from a degree or FD(A) in Policing Studies OR Combination of certificated learning and relevant work experience OR Relevant experiential learning Mature entry Non-standard entry applicants without any of these required qualifications may also be offered a place after interview and submission of evidence of equivalent levels of attainment and aptitude. The programme welcomes potential applicants who wish to discuss its appropriateness for them and their level of qualification in this broad based category that is not aged defined.

About this course


Course option

2years

Distance learning (part-time) | 2024

Subject

Criminology

If you have always wanted to study for a degree but didn’t want to give up your job to study, Liverpool John Moores University is offering a two-year BA (Hons) in Policing Studies degree, which can be studied part-time and totally online as distance learning, delivered via the LJMU Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) ‘Canvas’. Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing is a pioneering research centre for interdisciplinary law enforcement, and is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver degree programmes included in the Police Education Qualification Framework.

- Taught entirely online, the course will allow you to study flexibly for a level 6 qualification

- Allows existing Foundation degree students to progress to a BA (Hons) Policing Studies in two years

- Innovative and thought-provoking modules both reflect and challenge current policing practices and debates

- Be part of the new Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies, the UK's first research centre devoted to supporting the needs of 21st century policing

Modules

Please see guidance on core and option modules for further information on what you will study.

​Level 6 (For FDA Policing Studies students this is a top-up year to achieve a BA (Hons) Policing Studies)

Research Project
Advanced Social Research Skills
Contemporary Issues in Policing

The following options are typically offered:

Policing, Security and Risk
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
Investigation Skills
Application of Intelligence to Policing
Multi-Agency and Partnership Working

Assessment methods

You will be assessed via a range of different methods.

​Your marks and feedback will be available within 15 working days of submitting a piece of work. That’s because we believe that constructive feedback is vital in helping you identify your strengths as well as the areas where you may need to develop further.
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include an essay and coursework.

​You will normally receive extensive feedback on your assessments, and occasional verbal feedback. All feedback is designed to help you achieve your full potential and get the most out of your studies, so staff will be available to discuss it with you and direct you to further support if you feel you need it.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
International
£17,750
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Please see our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships

The Uni


Course location:

Liverpool John Moores University

Department:

School of Justice Studies

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

83%
Criminology

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Sociology

Teaching and learning

79%
Staff make the subject interesting
90%
Staff are good at explaining things
80%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
74%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

83%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
75%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

99%
UK students
1%
International students
37%
Male students
63%
Female students
77%
2:1 or above
12%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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C
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After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Sociology

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£19,000
med
Average annual salary
96%
med
Employed or in further education
54%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

15%
Protective service occupations
11%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
10%
Welfare and housing associate professionals

We have quite a lot of sociology graduates, although numbers fell last year. But graduates still do pretty well. Most sociology graduates go straight into work when they complete their degrees, and a lot of graduates go into jobs in social professions such as recruitment, education, community and youth work, and housing. An important option for a sociology graduate is social work - and we're short of people willing to take this challenging but rewarding career. Sociology is a flexible degree and you can find graduates from the subject in pretty much every reasonable job — obviously, you don't find many doctors or engineers, but you do find them in finance, the media, healthcare, marketing and even IT. Sociology graduates taking further study often branch out into other qualifications, like teaching, law, psychology, HR and even maths, so don’t think a sociology degree restricts you to just one set of options.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Sociology

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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