MSc Police Leadership and Management

Programme Outline

In an era in which policing is becoming developed to local levels, officers and civilian employees face increased responsibilities for managing staff and resources, devising and implementing policing plans, accounting for budgets, and a host of administrative duties. These tasks require skills and knowledge that have not been traditional components of police training programmes. Equally, most other management courses focus on issues relevant to the private sector and do not take into account the public service dimensions that are central to policing. This course will bridge the gap between the principles and requirements of policing as a public service and the techniques and principles of contemporary management.

Course Structure and Assessment

The MSc programme is studies distance-learning over two years. The course consists of three core modules and three options, all of which must be successfully completed to quality for the Postgraduate Diploma in Police Leadership and Management. To progress to the MSc degree the dissertation must also be successfully completed.

Module One Theories of Crime & Deviance

Module Two Police Leadership in the 21st Century

Module Three Option 1

Module Four Research Methods

Module Five Option 2

Module Six Option 3

Dissertation

The programme is based on continuous assessment, with each of the six study modules comprising a written paper of not more than 4.000 words. Each module lasts around 12 weeks, three weeks of which are intended for you to write your assignment. You will have approximately five months to complete your dissertation. Upon passing the dissertation, you will be awarded the MSc degree.