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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,479 | ||
| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
This programme aims to understand a wide range of models of leadership and apply these to the context of policing; to utilise concepts in the practice of police leadership; to critically analyse other research on policing and leadership; to make use of national and international information sources, including libraries, archives, and bibliographic databases, including that available via the internet; to appreciate and understand the human and organisational dimensions of leadership, including planning and decision-making, organising, management and use of information systems for evaluating performance and allocating resources; to design, organise, manage and conduct research including the ability to undertake a research project, implementing an appropriate research strategy and methods, and to write a detailed dissertation on the study and findings.
Each course is based on continuous assessment, comprising a written assignment of 4,000 words for each module studied. Each module lasts 12 weeks, three weeks of which are for writing the assignment. Approximately five months are allowed to prepare and complete the dissertation.
Course modules
Core:
* Theories of Crime and Deviance
* Police Leadership in the 21st Century
* Research Methods
* Dissertation
Optional (three from the following):
* Crime and Penal Policy
* Leadership and Management
* Issues in Community Safety
* Issues in Criminal Justice
* Policing and Crime Prevention
* Policing Diversity
* Crime, Order and Society
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testEntry RequirementsA first or second class honours degree or an acceptable equivalent professional qualification. Special consideration is given to applications from people with relevant work experience and knowledge.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English, and who have not lived in a country where the first language is English for at least three years immediately before the start of their course, need to satisfy the University´s English language requirement.
* From students who take IELTS (the British Council´s International English Language Testing System), we look for an overall score of 6.0 or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 6.5 or above for all other courses.
* From students who take TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), we look for 575/233/90* or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 600/250/100* for all other courses. (*Scores for paper-based/computer-based/internet-based versions of TOEFL)
As well as the internationally-known IELTS and TOEFL tests, the University also accepts many other English language qualifications.
The English Language Programme for International Students
If you do not yet meet our English requirements we can help you to improve your English to the necessary standard. The University´s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help campus-based students with the English you need for your studies.
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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