Advanced Policing MSc

Advanced Policing MSc is a Masters program taught at University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Advanced Policing MSc at University of Wales, Bangor builds an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in policing and criminal justice. It focuses on national policing priorities including violence against women and girls, vulnerability in victims and communities, threats of cyber-crime, counter-terrorism, and dealing with organised crime. Students also cover principles core to policing in England and Wales, including policing by consent, public trust and confidence in policing, legitimacy, and ethics in policing.

Students study modules including Investigating complex and major crimes, Surveillance, Technology and Criminal Justice, Research Strategy and Design, Research Process and Meaning, and Evidence Based Policing Dissertation. Teaching uses a combination of lectures and workshops. Assessment includes operational briefings, presentations, reflective assessments, and a dissertation. Optional modules let students take further study in areas such as leadership skills, global issues of crime and justice, vulnerability and serious crime, and contemporary issues in policing.

This MSc is for applicants with a background in policing, law, criminology and criminal justice, or other social sciences. The course is also described as suitable for police officers and criminal justice practitioners already in employment aiming to advance their career. Bangor University draws on working and research links with North Wales Police and offers insights into the police working environment.

Modules

• Investigating complex and major crimes
• Surveillance, Technology and Criminal Justice
• Research Strategy and Design
• Research Process and Meaning
• Evidence Based Policing Dissertation
• Key issues in Criminology
• Global Crime and Justice
• Vulnerability, Victimization and Serious Violence
• Empowering Critical Leadership in Policing

The minimum requirements for admission in Advanced Policing MSc at University of Wales, Bangor for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Wales, Bangor.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Wales, Bangor as pre-requiste for admission in Advanced Policing MSc.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

A minimum 2.i BSc (Honours) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area (Law, Policing, Criminology and Criminal Justice or Social Sciences). Applicants are expected to demonstrate a clear interest in the subject in their personal statement. A good range of IT skills are required, including the use of word-processing, spreadsheets, presentation software packages, and the use of email and the internet.

• Applicants with equivalent professional qualifications and/or relevant practical experience and applications from working professionals with non-graduate qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact us for further information or for an informal discussion.

IELTS 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)

Please check detail of study units at https://bangor.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-taught/advanced-policing-msc

• Senior Police Officer
• Police Staff Leader
• National Crime Agencies
• Academic
• Researcher

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