Policing and Criminology [with Foundation Year]

Jump-start your career in the criminal justice sector with our specialist Policing and Criminology degree in Chelmsford.

• Learn from staff with real-world experience: a significant part of your teaching will be delivered by active and former policing and criminal justice practitioners.

• Get hands-on with the latest case studies and research, interactive sessions, opportunities for field trips and a one-year work placement.

• Our links to local and national organisations, including police forces, will help you find work placements and engage with professionals.

• Attend events organised by our International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute.

• Our record £11million research grant from Research England puts us at the forefront of initiating cultural change in uniformed services.

• Prepare for your career: build a portfolio and CV, hear from key criminal justice professionals, and attend employment fairs.

Explore the English legal and criminal justice systems, including the police, courts, prisons, probation, and youth justice system.

You’ll discover the origins, ethos, and legal and ethical frameworks of the system, and complex issues such as media representation, public attitudes and the impact of crime on victims and offenders.

You’ll also pick up key skills like research methods and investigative psychology, and take an in-depth look at recruitment processes in the sector - ensuring you’re ready for professional life when you graduate.

Year 1: Foundation in Law and Policing. Year 2 core modules: Introduction to Policing; Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Criminology; Criminal Justice in England and Wales; Policing Practice. Year 3 core modules: Making A Difference; Ruskin Module; Evidence-Based Policing. Year 3 optional modules: Working in Criminal Justice; Policing Vulnerability; Cybercrime and Policing; Violence and Confrontation; Anglia Language Programme; Policing Ethics; Violence, Gender and Victimisation; Dark Web Policing and Control. Year 4 core modules: Youth, Crime and Aggression; Criminology and Policing in Policy and Practice. Year 4 optional modules: Undergraduate Major Project - Criminology or Undergraduate Major Project - Policing; Exploitation, Trafficking and Sexual Violence; Investigative Psychology; Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety; Anglia Language Programme; Police and Counter-terrorism; Organised Crime. Modules are subject to change and availability.

You’ll show your progress through a range of methods, including essays, presentations, case study reports, group work, research, and a major research project.