Course Summary

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

http://www.anglia.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/public-service-top-up

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 50%

Go onto work and study: 65%

Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1
Republic of Ireland 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

https://aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-university/help-with-finances/undergraduate 2022 International fees are to be confirmed

Provider information

East Road
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Cambridge
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