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BSc (Hons) Countering Terrorism & Extremism

Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Key facts

Level
Undergraduate (Bachelor's)
Subject
Criminology & Policing
Duration
3 years
Study mode
Full time
Tuition fee
£17,000 per year
Intakes
September 2027

Course overview

Examines the causes of terrorism and extremism and how states respond, alongside the criminal justice system, investigative interviewing, transnational security and miscarriages of justice. Careers: Policing, security and intelligence analysis, border and counter-terrorism agencies, risk and compliance roles.

What you will study

Year 1: Succeeding in Your Criminal Justice Specialism; The Criminal Justice System; How to Change the World; Investigative Interviewing; Student Success Modules

Year 2: Transnational Security: Global Responses; Criminal Investigation: Process and Decision Making; Interdisciplinary Modules; Employability Modules

Year 3: Terrorism and Extremism in the UK; Dissertation in Policing; Miscarriages of Justice; Research in Practice (optional); Sustainability, Security and Territory (optional); Mental Health and Trauma (optional); Demystifying 'True' Crime (optional); Culture, Identity and the Digital Self (optional); Knowledge in Practice (optional); Forensic Specialist in Death Investigations (optional); Power, Injustice and Human Rights (optional); Work, Life and Wellbeing (optional)

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

112 UCAS points: A Levels BBC, BTEC DMM, IB 29 points, Access 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits

English language

IELTS 6 · PTE 59 · TOEFL iBT 60

Minimum in each skill (IELTS): Reading 5.5, Writing 5.5, Listening 5.5, Speaking 5.5

Scholarships for this course

  • International Student Scholarship

    £1,500

  • Sport Scholarship

    £500

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