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Professional Policing (Pre-Join)

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 2 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Mount Pleasant Campus

Course summary

Why study Professional Policing (Accelerated Pre Join) at Liverpool John Moores University?

  • This is a two year accelerated degree in Professional Policing

  • Licensed by The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for Policing

  • The programme develops your knowledge and qualifies you to apply to the police service

  • Taught by lecturers with academic and professional backgrounds in policing and the use of forensic science

  • Access to our innovative Crime Scene Investigations facilities

  • Modules include law, policing and investigation, evidence based practice and research skills, which are essential for a career in policing

About your course
This is a two year accelerated degree in Professional Policing, which has been licensed by the College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for policing.

The programme covers a wide-ranging areas of law, social science, policy and research skills essential to a policing career. You will be taught in the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies by lecturers with academic and professional backgrounds in policing.

Study takes place at Mount Pleasant Campus in the Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing, a pioneering research centre for interdisciplinary law enforcement, and is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver degree programmes.

This accelerated degree programme is delivered in Autumn, Spring and Summer semesters and will equip graduates with the required level of professional knowledge and understanding to begin their policing career. It will also put policing in the wider context of society.

Each student is allocated a personal tutor whose role is to offer general advice, guidance and support regarding the broader aspects of your studies and university life in general.

Modules

Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.

Assessment method

Academic assessment will be undertaken in accordance with University standards. Generally, this will be by way of written assignments, presentations and exams, both seen and unseen. The range or diversity of assessments are designed to cater for all student needs and allow students to develop and demonstrate a variety of skills much in demand by the police service.

There is also a requirement for students to undertake self-reflection. Some assessment are based on reports of this reflective process.

The assessment process will be supported by university staff and there is a recognition that some students will need additional support in line with any particular learning needs.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • College of Policing

How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
APP2
Institution code:
L51
Campus name:
Mount Pleasant Campus
Campus Code:
M

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points

A level - BCC - BBB

Minimum number of A Levels required: 2 Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Access to HE Diploma

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Scottish Higher

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

T Level

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

Prior to starting the programme applicants must have obtained Grade C or Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification below:
• Key Skills Level 2 in English/ Maths
• NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and/or Reading
• Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
• Higher Diploma in Maths/ English
• Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths/ English
• Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
• Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Channel Islands£9535Year 1
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1
EU£17750Year 1
International£17750Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9535Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

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

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