BSc Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year
Canterbury Christ Church University
About this course
BSc (Hons) Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year is a 4-year undergraduate degree incorporating a compulsory foundation year designed to prepare students for advanced study in security and criminal justice. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This four-year route includes practical, skills-based assessments and simulated case studies. The course begins with Year 0, featuring compulsory modules such as Exploring Justice, Crime, Power and Society, Interdisciplinary Communication Skills, The Big Picture, and Student Success Modules. Year 1 introduces foundational concepts through Succeeding in Your Criminal Justice Specialism, The Criminal Justice System, How to Change the World, Investigative Interviewing, and Student Success Modules. Year 2 advances into practical study via Criminal Investigation: Process and Decision Making, Transnational Security: Global Response, Interdisciplinary modules, and Employability Modules. The final year focuses on Terrorism and Extremism in the UK, Dissertation in Policing, and Miscarriages of Justice, while optional modules like Research in Practice, Sustainability, Security and Territory, Mental Health and Trauma in Criminal Justice, Demystifying 'True' Crime, Culture Identity and the Digital Self, Knowledge in Practice, Forensic Specialists in Death investigations, Power, Injustice and Human Rights, and Work, Life and Wellbeing allow further specialisation.
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Entry requirements
A level: DDE BTEC: MPP Access to HE: Pass 45 Credits 64 UCAS tariff points.
What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 73%
- Left higher education: 18%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 9%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 25%
- Sales occupations: 25%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 180 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 12%
- South East: 63%
- South West: 6%
Who gets in
Based on about 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 87%
- A degree: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Exploring Justice
- Crime, Power and Society
- Interdisciplinary Communication Skills
- The Big Picture
- Student Success Modules
- Succeeding in Your Criminal Justice Specialism
- The Criminal Justice System
- How to Change the World
- Investigative Interviewing
- Student Success Modules
- Criminal Investigation: Process and Decision Making
- Transnational Security: Global Response
- Interdisciplinary modules
- Employability Modules
- Terrorism and Extremism in the UK
- Dissertation in Policing
- Miscarriages of Justice
- Research in Practice
- Sustainability, Security and Territory
- Mental Health and Trauma in Criminal Justice
- Demystifying 'True' Crime
- Culture Identity and the Digital Self
- Knowledge in Practice
- Forensic Specialists in Death investigations
- Power, Injustice and Human Rights
- Work, Life and Wellbeing
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £33,000. The £27,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Social policy.
What do graduates of BSc Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University?
The typical offer is DDE at A level. The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Countering Terrorism & Extremism with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University?
73% of students continued into their second year, and 18% left higher education.