Professional Policing BSc (Hons)

Get prepared to join the police with a Professional Policing degree from Canterbury Christ Church University.<br/><br/>Our degree in Professional Policing will teach you the specialist and transferable skills needed for you to succeed in your future career. Licensed by the College of Policing, our Policing degree will physically, emotionally, and mentally prepare you for a life-long career in the policing sector.<br/><br/>With a police degree from CCCU, youll gain the confidence and vital skills needed to work within difficult and time-pressured situations with our simulation suites. With our modern and real-life facilities, you can fully immerse yourself in a professional setting with our Criminal Justice suite, interview rooms, cells, and the Hydra suite.<br/><br/>**Professional accreditation**<br/><br/>Licensed by The College of Policing<br/><br/>**Specialist facilities**<br/><br/>We have invested significantly in a Hydra suite that will allow our students to simulate policing scenarios under ‘close-to-real’ conditions. We see this as a major advantage to our students who will be able to directly experience highly realistic policing incidents, situations and scenarios as part of their integrated learning. In addition, we offer bespoke facilities such as a custody suite and interview rooms, to provide opportunities for experiential learning where possible.<br/><br/>**Location**<br/><br/>This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

University isn't just an education, it's the start of your career. At Canterbury Christ Church University, you'll get to explore a number of exciting career paths, whatever you study. <br/><br/>Ranked a top 5 UK university for Employability (Uni Compare Rankings 2026), CCCU is home to career-relevant courses and industry-standard facilities. Film production students can showcase their creativity in the fully-equipped Film/TV studio, forensics students can test their observational skills in mock crime scenes, and medicine students can get a taste of life as a doctor in simulated hospital wards. <br/><br/>With a campus in a World Heritage Site, Canterbury is also less than an hour on the train from London and is buzzing with student life. You've got beautiful coast and countryside right on your doorstep, and plenty of opportunities to make friends. With CCCU's societies including Music, Table Tennis, Cheese & Wine and Drama, you're bound to meet your friends for life. <br/><br/>Apply now to secure your place at CCCU this September.