Policing & Security Transformation MSc

**Policing & Security Transformation**<br/><br/>The course aims to: <br/><br/><br/>1. Provide students the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the theories, practices and applications relevant to contemporary policing and security.<br/>2. Provide a curriculum which is informed by the research activities, subject specialism and industry standards, promoting breadth and depth of intellectual inquiry and debate.<br/>3. Enable students to critically reflect upon and understand the diverse debates and controversies in policing and security within the subject area of social sciences.<br/>4. Provide opportunities for students to engage in a process of scholarship and research that will include a critical awareness of current issues and challenges facing policing and security. <br/>5. Develop advanced systematic subject knowledge and understanding, and the contemporary postgraduate skills necessary for students to achieve their potential after graduation.<br/><br/><br/>On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:<br/><br/><br/>1. Apply analytical policing and security concepts, theories and research in the context of current challenges.<br/>2. Thoroughly and expertly utilise a research-evidence base in order to critically assess contemporary policing and security theories, research and practice. <br/>3. Demonstrate an ability to work under one’s own initiative to gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information with the use of secondary and some primary sources.<br/>4. Showcase the ability enhance and apply learning to their own professional career practice and associated challenges and develop effective problem solving.<br/>5. Demonstrate a systematic knowledge of data management in policing and security. <br/>6. Communicate key arguments in clear, coherent, high register academic English, using terminology appropriate to policing and security studies.<br/><br/><br/>**Entry Requirements** <br/><br/>A minimum of a 2:2 in a HEA Undergraduate degree or have been awarded a Postgraduate degree. <br/>Applicants who do not meet the above criteria will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and will be required to demonstrate they have a minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience (e.g. in areas including, or such as policing or security) AND relevant CPD. These applicants may be required to attend an interview. <br/>CCCU IELTS for Standard PGT courses apply.<br/>CCCU Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process apply.