Professional Policing with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Professional Policing with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), L44F) at University of Derby asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow CCC
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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 5%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L44F · L4 social policy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 86%
14%
left higher education
UK 9%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%89%
Learning opportunities92%85%
Assessment and feedback95%81%
Academic support98%89%
Organisation and management84%84%
Learning resources86%90%
Student voice79%79%
75 final-year students · 72% 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 onSubject at this uni
59% working20% working and studying13% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 69%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Protective service occupations15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 54% 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 ↗
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