BA Professional Policing
About this course
BA (Hons) Law, focusing on professional policing and criminal justice in England and Wales. Core topics include research methods and critical and analytical thinking. The programme includes a placement year between the second and final stages of study, and concludes with a 40-credit dissertation research project on a policing or criminological topic.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
What students say
Based on about 23 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Protective service occupations: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 15%
- Caring personal services: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 43%
- West Midlands: 20%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 11%
- South East: 7%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Understanding The Police Constable Role
- Policing Communities
- Research Methods and Academic Skills for Policing
- Police Procedure and Evidence
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology and Crime Prevention
- Criminal Investigation
- Information and Intelligence
- Policing the Roads
- Police Response and Major Incidents
- Police Accountability, Decision-making and Discretion
- Police Problem-solving Models and Theories
- Serious and Organised Crime
- Policing Mental Health, Vulnerability and Risk
- Policing Abuse and Public Protection
- Research Project (Dissertation)
- Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
- Psychopathy
- Domestic Abuse
- Populism, Extremism & Violence
- Introduction to Investigative Interviewing
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Professional Policing at University of Derby earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £32,500. The £25,000 median after five years is £6,500 less than the UK median for Law.
What do graduates of BA Professional Policing at University of Derby do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Professional Policing at University of Derby?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Professional Policing at University of Derby?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BA Professional Policing at University of Derby include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Professional Policing at University of Derby?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.