Professional Policing BSc (Hons)

Bangor University in partnership with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai is offering an undergraduate degree in Professional Policing, licensed by the College of Policing. The programme equips students with the right skills to adapt to the professional complexity of modern day policing including the changing nature of crime and demands on police services. This degree builds on experience from the highly successful Police Foundation Degree previously offered by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and Bangor’s long standing Criminology and Criminal Justice degree programme. This courses is taught at different locations and draws on expertise in criminology and police procedure from both institutions.
Throughout the course students are provided with insight into current police practice as well as an understanding of research and theory in relation to the causes of crime and crime control. With this combination of knowledge on police procedure and academic insight into policing, graduates are able to pursue careers in the police as well as other parts of the security sector and other government agencies involved in policing.