Overview

The Policing and Investigation (Distance Learning) (Hons) from University of Portsmouth open to anyone with an interest in how policing works and the theory of investigation. If you're planning a career in policing, criminal justice or related areas (such as investigation, police oversight bodies, or financial investigation in banking), you'll develop the practical skills you'll need in your future career.

Career opportunities:

If you want a career in the police in England or Wales, this degree qualifies you for one of the College of Policing’s entry routes to the police service.

If you're planning to stay with your current force after graduating, you could use this degree course to secure a more senior or specialised role.

But you could also apply the skills and knowledge you develop on this course to any number of roles across multiple industries. As well as equipping you to become a confident police officer, this course opens up a range of other opportunities.

You could join the public sector, working for organisations including:

the Probation Service
the National Crime Agency
Department for Work and Pensions – investigating fraud
HMRC– investigating smuggling

You could join the private sector, working for organisations including:

banks and financial institutions – investigating fraud
insurance companies – investigating false claims
legal firms – assisting in legal cases
loss prevention and private security companies
private investigation firms

What jobs can you do with a policing and investigation degree?

You could take on various roles, both within and outside the police force, including:

crime scene investigator
police staff investigator within the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
intelligence analyst and researcher
private investigator
security analyst

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Essential Skills in Criminal Justice Studies
Criminal Justice Legal System
Policing Society
Research Methods and Analysis
Advanced Investigation Operational Policing

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

More details

You can apply through the normal UCAS process if you have not yet submitted any applications at all through UCAS. This option remains open until 30 June.

Language

English

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

There are no specific qualification requirements, we will assess your application on its own merits.
Applicants without relevant Level 3 qualifications will be required to produce a short written artefact to better assist the course leader as to the suitability of the applicant

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

3180 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

3180 GBP / year

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Living costs

Portsmouth

United Kingdom

710 - 1099 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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