Police Studies HNC

Course description

The HNC in Police Studies is a unique course designed by experienced educators in partnership with the local Police. This course aims to give you an understanding of a professional policing environment as well as develop the skills required to operate in such a dynamic and changing sector. You will gain vital industry experience and attend guest lectures from police officers currently on the Force. 

This is a hands-on course that will equip you with the knowledge, skills and fitness levels required to submit a successful application to the Police Service or a similar public body or service industry. Upon completion, you will be fully prepared to take the standard entrance tests for entry into Scottish Police Services. 

The course will be delivered face-to-face, on campus.

What you will learn

• Criminology
• IT in Business: Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Databases: An Introduction
• Police Studies
• Interviewing Skills & Practice
• Communication: Practical Skills
• Exercise Principles and Practices
• Social Science: Research & Methodology

Meta Skills Developed:

• Integrity
• Adapting
• Initiaive
• Communicaton
• Collaboration
• Curiosity
• Critical thinking

Learning outcome

Use the Pathways website to find out your progression options.

Articulation agreement in place to progress onto 2nd year of the following degree with Edinburgh Napier University : BSc (Hons) Policing & Criminology 

• Police Officer 
• Various jobs in the public service and public body sector