We are determined to make the programme for and about the student's own place work / area of interest and the occupational challenges they face within their own local context. Therefore, much of the study experience will be about reflective practice supported by theory and relevant academic input from us. We expect, then, that a significant amount of the study programme will be through the delivery of four modules (dependant on which post graduate option the student chooses to take):
- Organisation, development and leadership: Leadership, management, decision making and reform.
- Evidence based Interventions: Evidence based policing, evaluation and the use of research in problem solving.
- Action research and research methodology. These two modules will provide the opportunity to learn about different research approaches and the issues around applying them in the workplace.
- Year two will focus on the completion of a dissertation with one to one support from a supervisor. This will utilise the skills students glean from the research methods module and provide some useful local research for the force area.