Uniformed and Public Services, BA (Hons)

Overview

This course can help you realise your ambition of working for the ambulance, fire, police, rescue or prison services, in the Army, Navy or RAF, or in related roles such as in local government or education.

It has been developed with input from employers in the sector and provides all of the key skills and knowledge required to begin your career or gain promotion from an existing role. You’ll also gain the enhanced planning and research skills required for further study.

The BA (Hons) in Uniformed and Public Services at UCW has a unique work-based focus and we’ll support you in gaining experience through a relevant work placement. In the past, UCW students have spent time working with organisations including Her Majesty’s Prisons, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the British Red Cross.

Course length:

Full-time: 3 years (2 days a week)
Part-time: 4 years (1 day a week)

Start date:

13th September 2021

Location:

Winter Gardens

Course codes:

Institution: W47
Course: UNPS
Campus: -

Awarding institution:

UWE Bristol

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Course detail

You’ll be invited to undertake overseas residential trips at an additional cost which in recent years have included visits to Iceland and Gambia.

Students from this course have also recently visited workplaces relevant to their studies, including the Avon and Somerset Police HQ and the organisation's Hydra immersive training centre.

We've also recently welcomed great guest speakers from organisations including Avon Fire and Rescue, North Somerset Council and the South Western Ambulance Service.

The course is taught at our Knightstone Campus in the centre of Weston. By enrolling, you’ll also be among the first students to benefit from the new teaching and learning facilities at our multimillion pound redevelopment of the iconic Winter Gardens building, also in the centre of Weston.

Please click on the next tab to find out more about what you’ll learn on this programme and how it is taught and assessed.

Please contact UCW’s HEART team if you have any questions. We would also love to see you at our next Open Day, where you can see our facilities and meet our academic and support teams.

Year 1:

Introduction to Research (30 credits)
People and Organisations (15 credits)
Personal Resilience and Wellbeing (15 credits)
Planning and Leading Adventurous Outdoor Activities (30 credits) or Introduction to Financial Interpretation (30 credits)
Understanding Society, Conflict and Cohesion (30 credits)

Year 2:

Crime and Society (30 credits)
Emergency Planning and Incident Response (15 credits) or Financial Management (15 credits)
Policy and Organisation within the Community (30 credits)
Stress Management (30 credits)
Work-based Learning (30 credits)

Year 3:

Contemporary Issues (30 credits)
Dissertation (30 credits)
International Relations (30 credits)
Leadership and Management (30 credits)

This course is taught via a combination of lectures, seminars, case studies, presentations, skills practice and project work. UCW’s Higher Education Library Plus (HE.LP) team also deliver a series of sessions on degree-level research and academic writing to all first-year students. When not in scheduled lecturers and seminars, students are expected to continue learning through independent self-study. This involves reading relevant literature, working on individual and group projects, and undertaking research in preparation for exams and coursework.

This course has an average of 13.5 hours of scheduled teaching per week and students also spend 60 hours undertaking a work placement over the duration of the course.

At UCW we understand that some students benefit from more contact time with lecturers than is the norm at a traditional university, so we do all we can to make sure academic staff are available for their students when they are needed.

Assessment is via a combination of written exams, practical exams and coursework. The assessment breakdown is 11% written exams, 27% practical exams and 62% coursework.

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Assessment

Written Exams

11%

Coursework

62%

Practical Exams

27%

Quick Stats

Prepare for a career in the public and uniformed services by studying incident and emergency response techniques, the organisation of outdoor activities, stress management in the services and so much more.

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