Contemporary Policing - MA, PG Cert Fellowship

Program Overview

This blended learning program in Policing Theory and Practice focuses on public protection, digital policing, and leadership. It combines online lectures with face-to-face workshops, and offers a range of assessment methods including literature reviews and research proposals. The program is taught by experts in policing and related fields, and is designed to advance the careers of serving police officers and related staff.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Program Content and Structure: The program delves into key aspects of policing theory and practice, with a particular focus on public protection, digital policing, and leadership, management, and change.
It aims to address current policing challenges, fostering critical analysis and research methodology skills.
• Course Schedule: The program is delivered through a blended learning model, combining online lectures and face-to-face workshops on the Cambridge or Chelmsford campuses.
Online materials are provided through Canvas, with additional support via Adobe Connect and Skype.
• Individual Modules:
• Policing in a Digital World:
Explores the impact of technology on policing, including digital surveillance, data analytics, and cybercrime.
• Researching Police and Policing: Develops research skills for analyzing policing policies and practices.
• Policing and Public Protection: Examines the role of police in protecting the public, including community policing, crime prevention, and victim support.
• Major Project for Masters Stage: A substantial research project that allows students to apply their learning to a specific policing issue.
• Police Culture, Management, and Change (optional for Fellowship route): Explores the complexities of police culture, leadership, and organizational transformation.
• Work-Based Project (Fellowship route only): A smaller-scale research project conducted in the student's own area of professional practice, with support from an academic supervisor.

Assessment:

• Assessment Methods: The program employs a variety of assessment methods, including:
• Literature reviews
• Comparative case studies
• Research proposals
• Dissertations
• Portfolio tasks (e.g., data generation and analysis, presentations, short review papers, data gathering exercises, abstracts)

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: The program combines online lectures, face-to-face workshops, and individual supervision to support student learning.
• Faculty: The program is taught by experts in policing, criminology, sociology, health, and leadership and management.
• Unique Approaches: The program benefits from the expertise of the Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) and its connections to local, regional, and national policing bodies.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths: The program is designed to advance the careers of serving police officers and related staff, preparing them for senior management roles in policing and other criminal justice organizations.
• Opportunities and Outcomes: Graduates may pursue roles such as:
• Senior police officers
• Managers in policing or related organizations
• Policy advisors
• Researchers in the field of policing

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

Tuition fees for UK students (2024/25)

£5,300 UK students starting 2024/25 (part-time, per year) ARU graduates may be eligible for an Alumni Scholarship and get a 20% fee discount. Fees are payable upfront, in full or in instalments, but there's no need to pay until you've accepted an offer to study with us. Find out more about paying your fees.

Tuition fees for international students (2024/25)

£8,350 International students starting 2024/25 (part-time, per year) You can pay your fees upfront, in full or in two instalments. We will ask for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter Find out about paying your fees. For postgraduate courses, international ARU graduates are automatically considered for an International Alumni Scholarship, worth £3,000 off first-year fees.