Course overview

This one year BA (Hons) top-up is designed to allow graduates from FdA and HNDs in Public Service to progress their studies to honours degree level.

The main aims of this degree are:

• to provide you with the knowledge and skills to benefit your future career within public service
• to improve the academic capital of emergency public service workers.

Our Public Service degrees aim to provide you with skills and knowledge required by personnel within the Police, Prison Service, Fire Service, Ambulance Service, Revenue & Customs and the Armed Forces. Areas of particular focus include gender, race and racism and politics as well as career-planning skills. You will have the opportunity to complete a Major Project in an area of public service of your choice.

Close links between the University and the Fire Service, Police, Prison Service, Revenue & Customs, Ambulance Service and the Armed Forces ensure that course content is closely aligned with current practice within these fields. This is backed up by the presence on our teaching staff of lecturers who have significant experience of working in public service.

This exciting and challenging course will provide excellent preparation for anyone looking to pursue a career within public service, and will also be of great value to anyone working with the public.

Module guide

Facilities

All courses are taught in our modern and well-equipped classrooms.

Special features

Serving public servants contribute to the delivery of the degree, through presentations and teaching sessions alongside the Public Service teaching team. Through this, you will be able to hear from, as well as interact with, a wide range of public service professionals.. There are opportunities for visits such as to HMP Whitemoor, a high security prison, to Cambridge Crown Court, the local Fire Service and to take part in the training of the riot police.

Links with industry and professional recognition

This degree has been developed and continues to develop through very strong links that Anglia Ruskin University has with the Fire, Police, Prison, Ambulance, Revenue & Customs Services and the Armed Forces.

Associated careers

As a graduate with a degree in Public Service you will be ideally situated to pursue a career in the Fire, Police, Prison and Ambulance Services, Revenue & Customs and the Armed Forces.

Entry Requirements:

Required subject(s): Public Service Foundation Degree or equivalent e.g HND Public Service

Please note AS levels are acceptable only when combined with other qualifications.

Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements.

We welcome applications from International and EU students. Please select one of the links below for English language and country-specific entry requirement information.

• International students
• EU students
• English language requirements