LLB Law and Policing

Course Overview

Our LLB Law and Policing course is designed to equip you for a future career as a police officer or police staff. The course meets the benchmarking standards of the College of Policing, allowing you progress onto the degree holder entry programme. We’ll give you the tools to put your policing ambitions into practice using detailed case studies from crime scene investigation through to processing suspects and court prosecutions, while also uniquely considering the problems and challenges facing contemporary policing in Britain. This degree provides a pathway for students from all backgrounds to solve these issues, make a positive change to modern-day policing and serve the equally diverse communities which the police work within and for. You’ll study within Westminster Law School, with its focus on legal and ethical aspects of criminal justice and broader social matters. This gives you the opportunity to take optional modules that keep the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) route open to you, if a career in law is something you may be interested in. This course has been designed to educate police officers and leaders of the future. You’ll be taught by our experienced academic staff in law, sociology and criminology and gain the knowledge to address the key issues in modern policing. By choosing to study this course with us, you’ll benefit from a supportive environment and great location where you can prepare for your future career. You’ll graduate ready to become part of a new culture within the police force, equipped to drive forward change and re-establish the values in policing.

Tuition Fees & Funding

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official LEO data (HMRC tax records)

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

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