Develop your knowledge of public services such as policing, the Armed Forces and youth justice in the UK – and gain a full BA (Hons) degree in just one year.
If you already have a foundation degree or HND in Public Service, our Top-Up course is for you.
Created with public service employers, our one-year degree gives you the chance to advance your understanding in specialist areas such as youth justice and psychology, and find out what drives policy in the UK’s public services today.
It’s a hands-on course with plenty of opportunities to learn through study trips, simulated training sessions, and visits from public service professionals.
With a focus on issues such as public services policy, youth justice and politics, our top-up degree will further your academic knowledge and work-based skills.
Thanks to our links with fire and ambulance services, the police, the Prison Service, HM Revenue & Customs and the Armed Forces, you’ll benefit from course content that aligns closely with current professional practice – delivered by lecturers who have first-hand experience of working in the sector.
But you won’t just learn in the classroom. You might go on a trip to Berlin and tour of a Stasi prison or roleplay as a casualty in simulated mass emergency situations for London Fire Brigade, you might take part in Public Order policing training or a teambuilding trip to the Lake District involving activities such as kayaking, ghyll-scrambling and abseiling.
Throughout our BA (Hons) Public Service Top-Up course there’s a focus on your future career. The Major Project module gives you the chance to explore your chosen area of public service, and prepare for life after graduation.
Course Details - Modules
Core modules
Major Project
Politics and Public Service
Public Services Policy
Optional modules
Invisible Crimes
Sexuality and Social Control
Sport, Globalisation and International politics
Race, Racism and Cultural Identity
Specialist Subject: Social Sciences
Investigative Psychology
Sociology of Popular Culture
Feminist Theory and Practice
Youth Justice Controversies
Course Details – Assessment Method
We will assess the knowledge and understanding you gain from the course in a number of ways, including poster presentations, progress files, essays, case studies and projects.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
L461
Institution code:
A60
Campus Name:
Cambridge Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
The Foundation Degree in Public Services, or an equivalent qualification, is required.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
