
Professional Policing BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Professional Policing BA (Hons)
The BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree at Cardiff Met will help prepare you for a career as a police officer.
From 2020, policing in England and Wales became a graduate profession. This police course is designed to meet all the core requirements of the National Police Curriculum for the College of Policings pre-join degree in Professional Policing.
Modern policing is facing new professional challenges and the communities served by the police are increasingly diverse and complex, with differing needs and priorities. The nature of crime is also evolving. The co...
The BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree at Cardiff Met will help prepare you for a career as a police officer. <br/><br/>From 2020, policing in England and Wales became a graduate profession. This police course is designed to meet all the core requirements of the National Police Curriculum for the College of Policings pre-join degree in Professional Policing.<br/><br/>Modern policing is facing new professional challenges and the communities served by the police are increasingly diverse and complex, with differing needs and priorities. The nature of crime is also evolving. The constable role sits at the heart of effective professional policing. <br/><br/>This pre-join degree aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills and experience required for the police constable role. It aims to develop high levels of professional knowledge and skills across a range of complex and challenging situations and contexts, as well as demonstration of appropriate behaviours congruent with effective and appropriate front-line policing. <br/><br/>This BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree is an academic knowledge-based degree based upon the National Policing Curriculum for the police constable role; licensed by the College of Policing.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Cardiff Met - Cyncoed
Application Details
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Codes/info
Course Code
L900
Institution Code
C20
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Five GCSEs at grade C or above/grade 4 or above to include English Language and Maths. For Welsh applicants we will accept either GCSE Mathematics or Mathematics-Numeracy. Five Scottish National 5 subjects at grade C or above to include English Language
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
MMM
Scottish Advanced Higher
A level
T Level
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate considered as the third A level
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as the third subject
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £16,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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