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University degree

Foundation Degree in Criminal Justice: Security & Offender Management

Dcg
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,535
Study
full-time
Robin Β· your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

This two-year course provides the knowledge base for applicants wishing to pursue or advance their career in the criminal justice agencies of the police, prison or probation service.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
95% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels95%
other higher education5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
In work or further study after
95%
Continue past first year
97%
Student satisfaction
What students say National Student Survey
97%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching92%
Assessment & feedback100%
Academic support95%
Well organised97%
Learning resources92%
Student community88%
In students' own words
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Genuinely worthwhile
This is the perfect place to study this subject. The best part: the careers office is relentless about getting you internships. If I'm honest, the timetable has some awkward 9am / Friday afternoon slots. On the city β€” good transport links m…
Third year Β· Full-time
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Highly recommend
The course has exceeded my expectations. The best part: the accounting and finance streams are taught by practitioners, not just academics. If I'm honest, first-year classes can be quite large. On the city β€” the city is a brilliant student …
Final year Β· Full-time
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Where this degree can lead
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Careermash Β· real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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