Professional Policing at University of Derby
Professional Policing (BA (Hons), L435) at University of Derby asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check derby.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 60% had fewer than the 112 asked.
35 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L435 · L4 social policy
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%
Learning opportunities93%85%
Assessment and feedback94%81%
Academic support98%89%
Organisation and management72%84%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice81%79%
25 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 69%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
40%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
policing law
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - One Friar Gate Square
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Law at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Commercial Law LLB (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Professional Policing BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Law LLB (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Business and Law BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Professional Policing BA (Hons) | 80 - 112 points | — |
| Bloomsbury Institute London | Law and Legal Practice LLB (Hons) | BBC | — |
| Bucks New University | Criminology and Law BSc | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Accountancy and Legal Studies MA (Hons) | BBC | 192–207 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Law LLB (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bradford | Business Studies and Law BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Professional Policing this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
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