BSc (Hons) Professional Policing Bachelor's degree at Edge Hill University
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing at Edge Hill University. You'll engage with core theory alongside applied practice, supported by research methods and specialist options that allow you to tailor your study.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing is a Bachelor's degree (BSc (Hons)) at Edge Hill University, based in Ormskirk. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Social sciences graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 65% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £27,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Sociology & Social Sciences, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Moderate evidence Published sample: 80; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 92% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 6 modules
- Multi-agency Work in Criminal JusticeCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Designed to enhance your learning about the core agencies of the criminal justice system, their role and function, and how they interact with each other to prevent and reduce crime, assess risk, and safeguard and protect (potential) victims of crime. The key bodies and their roles will be examined, and the processes by which they share information and work together to achieve goals will be explored. Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs), Multi-Agency Public Protection Assessments (MA
Assessment: 50% Coursework 50% Practical
- Professional SkillsCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Provides you with structured opportunities to develop essential academic, graduate attribute, and early professional skills. You will explore your individual learning styles, engage in supported skill-building activities, and apply these to academic and professional tasks. Through guided practice, and authentic tasks informed by employer partnership insights, you will gain confidence and competence in academic communication, research, professional behaviour and reflective practice.
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Introduction to Core Policing and Decision-MakingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Equips you with an understanding of the overall context of policing and its core function in society, while introducing you to a variety of procedures and ethical decision-making, as well as the criminal justice system. You will look at the principles of policing by consent, the structure of the police service, the concept of professionalism, national policies and strategies in relation to policing, and the role of the College of Policing. You will also be introduced to the extent of police powe
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Criminal JusticeCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Introduces you to the criminal justice system. You will consider the function of the criminal justice system and the police role within it, as well as examining various pieces of associated legislation. You will focus on victims, the victims commissioner, codes of practice, and the role of the family liaison officer. You will also explore the custody process, in particular the detention, custody, charging, disclosure and escorting of detainees. Sentencing, out-of-court disposals and restorative
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Response PolicingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Explores the key fundamental functions of response policing. You will look at the legislation and policies connected to operational response policing and explore the complexities, benefits and challenges of this style of policing in a variety of contexts. The aim is to examine the roles and responsibilities of the police and other agencies or emergency services in dealing with critical and major incidents, as well as public order offences and anti-social behaviour.
Assessment: 50% Coursework 50% Exam
- Public Protection, Vulnerability and Risk 1Compulsory20 credits
Module details
Equips you with an understanding of the main legislation, theories and concepts surrounding vulnerability and vulnerable people in society as it relates to public protection policing. Examining contemporary issues such as child abuse, child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation, online abuse, domestic abuse and elder abuse, you will consider the impact of these types of offences on victims, their families and wider society. You will also critically assess legislation, policies and gui
Assessment: 100% Practical
Year 2 6 modules
- Doing Criminal Justice ResearchCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Provides you with a thorough grounding in understanding and undertaking policing research. It considers the development of policing research and explores different qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. The module considers the theoretical context of approaches such as positivism and interpretivism. It also explores the skills necessary to evaluate policing research, particularly in terms of research ethics and politics and the practical skills necessary to undertake the research p
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Criminal Investigation and Investigative InterviewingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Explores the complexities of investigative interviewing and the criminal investigation process within police work. You will consider the relevant legislation, policies, social and media contexts as well as key terminology in relation to investigative work. The module will equip you with an understanding of the challenges of interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, examine the various roles within an investigation, and assess the relevance of evidence management and the importance of policie
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Policing the RoadsCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Explores the key fundamental functions of policing the roads, examining the relevant legislation, policies and national strategies relating to roads policing. You will explore core road policing functions including the links between criminal activity and the roads network, and the resourcing requirements for effective roads policing. Issues such as offences, collisions and anti-social behaviour will be considered, as well as effective prevention and disruption strategies.
Assessment: 50% Coursework 50% Exam
- Policing CrimeCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Introduces you to the various legislation that may be used when dealing with typical policing incidents and crimes, examining the offences that may be committed, the defences available to suspects, and the links between legislation and the powers of arrest and detention. The module examines the use of lawful powers of entry and search, especially those provided under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. You will also explore the ethical use of stop and search powers and the impact that
Assessment: 50% Exam 50% Practical
- Public Protection, Vulnerability and Risk 2Compulsory20 credits
Module details
Equips you with an understanding of the main legislation, theories and concepts surrounding vulnerability and vulnerable people in society as it relates to public protection policing. Examining contemporary issues such so-called honour-based abuse, sexual offences, sex workers and hate crime, you will consider the impact of these types of offences on victims, their families and wider society. You will systematically evaluate the complex nature of public protection offences, critically analyse th
Assessment: 100% Exam
- Neighbourhood PolicingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Examines neighbourhood policing and its role in building community engagement, confidence and cohesion. It explores key concepts underpinning neighbourhood policing, including barriers and facilitators to effective practice, the impact of resourcing and partnership working, and the application of Problem-Oriented Policing (POP). You will consider strategies for developing effective community engagement, and emerging challenges and opportunities for policing in the 21st century. The module also i
Assessment: 100% Coursework
Year 3 3 modules
- Research ReportCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Enables you to carry out a piece of academic research on policing on a topic of your choosing. You will be supported by a module leader, supervisor and two tutor-led seminars. You may choose to undertake a small-scale piece of primary or secondary research on a particular area of policing, criminal justice or take part in work-based practice and produce a research report/evaluation. Alternatively, you may wish to offer an original analysis of a piece of legislation, guidance or practice. You wil
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Cybercrime and SecurityCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Will explore and allow you to understand the key 21st century complexities of cyber-enabled and cyber-dependent crimes and the nexus between these, alongside cyber security, including: the legal, regulatory and compliance requirements of cyber security to solve real-world security problems using a risk management approach; the fundamental tenets of risk analysis frameworks and application of cyber incident response models to address and manage a security breach, threat or attack involving people
Assessment: 100% Coursework
- Information and IntelligenceCompulsory20 credits
Module details
Examines key legislation and guidance on the collection, processing, retention and sharing of information and intelligence. Due consideration will be given to data management protocols such as General Data Management Regulations (GDPR) and the Management of Police Information (MoPI) combined with the rights of individuals. The module will also assess the impo
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
Who it's for
You're drawn to policing as a calling and want to understand both its operational realities and its wider social context. You're disciplined enough to handle academic study and practical placements simultaneously, curious about how law and public order intersect with communities, and keen to develop skills employers expect. You'll find value in learning from experienced practitioners whilst maintaining critical distance through formal coursework. If you want to progress within policing or related professions, or simply understand the field rigorously before committing, this degree gives you both credentials and insight.
Careers & job market
Across Sociology & Social Sciences nationally, 85% of graduates were in work or further study within 15 months of graduating. Of those working, 55% were in highly skilled roles or pursuing further study. Graduate earnings figures (national) ranged from £23,000–£30,000 at 15 months after graduation, rising to £24,650–£34,800 after five years. Your own progression will depend on the roles you pursue and your individual performance.
University & format
Edge Hill University is a public university in Ormskirk. The BSc (Hons) Professional Policing is a 3-year full-time degree taught in English. The university holds Silver for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023, and its degrees are nationally recognised as awards from a UK degree-awarding body.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
Provider-published requirement; check the linked course page before applying.
Work placement. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 100% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. Check how your predicted grades compare and whether a contextual offer applies.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code PP46). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at Edge Hill University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Sociology & Social Sciences graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £27,000 | £23,000 – £32,000 | 80 |
| 3 years after | £20,500 | £15,500 – £25,000 | 350 |
| 5 years after | £24,000 | £19,500 – £29,000 | 355 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 80; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in sociology & social sciences · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
- 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Sociology & Social Sciences nationally
National figures for Sociology & Social Sciences graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 80; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Sociology & Social Sciences courses at the same study level.
Compared with 751 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Protective service occupationsDiscover Uni category · 50% of published destinations
- Elementary occupationsSOC 2020 9 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £19,087
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 70; response rate: 50%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Sociology & Social Sciences graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine information gathering
- First-draft writing and summaries
- Standard analysis and admin
- Repetitive processing tasks
More human than ever
- Judgement and original thinking
- Working with and leading people
- Owning and sense-checking AI output
- Ethics and accountability
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Sociology & Social Sciences graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Local authorities
- Charities & NGOs
- Research organisations
- Government & universities
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Sociology & Social Sciences graduates.
Sociology AdjunctCommonwealth Of VirginiaSociology ECT - High-Achieving Secondary School in BrightonMarchant RecruitmentHead of Psychology and SociologyTeacherActiveIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £27,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 9.2 out of 10: NSS 93.3% · in work or study 90% · continued 92%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Edge Hill University
Social sciences across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Ormskirk
220 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Sociology & Social Sciences right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Edge Hill University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is £14,500 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Edge Hill University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Edge Hill University and gov.uk before you apply.
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