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Our Police Studies, Procedure and Investigation (including foundation year) BSc is the perfect choice if want to enter an undergraduate degree in policing but don’t hold traditional qualifications or the necessary entry requirements. Completion of the course will earn you the same award and title as students who entered via the three-year route.

This police studies degree with a foundation year will provide excellent preparation for academic study, as well as a career in policing or criminal justice.

Your academic tutor, mentor, lecturers and student support services will ensure that you settle into university and progress academically. Your lecturers will employ interactive teaching methods in small classes with a mix of tasks and activities to help you learn. Throughout the course you’ll engage with a wide variety of material including news articles, videos, academic texts, blogs and research. These formats are applicable to a range of work environments, so you’ll be well prepared to embark on a career within policing or criminal justice. 

Your foundation year will be shared with students from other degree specialisms, so you’ll learn alongside students with different academic interests and perspectives on the topics you study. This year will focus on building your academic study skills, including essay writing, critical thinking and research. However, you’ll also take a module that is more closely related to the field of police studies. This will help you learn more about the subsequent years of study.

On completion of the foundation year you’ll study the same content and have the same module options as students on the traditional course. To learn more about the course content on the Police Studies, Procedure and Investigation BSc visit our course page. If you find that you’d like to change your degree specialism after the foundation year, there will be some flexibility to do so.

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:

• at least one A level (or a minimum of 40 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
• English Language GCSE at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent)

To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Tier 4 student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. For more information about English qualifications please see our English language requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

If you are a mature student with significant work experience, you are invited to apply for this course on the basis of the knowledge and skills you have developed through your work.

You will be assessed in different ways, including exams and coursework such as portfolios of reflective writing, digital portfolios, essays, reports, presentations, discussion and seminar skills.