The Public Service Degrees at Anglia Ruskin aim to provide the highly sought-after skills and knowledge that public services such as the Police, Prison Service, Fire Service, Ambulance Service, Revenue and Customs and the Armed Forces have identified as important for their employees to possess. These degrees are designed to improve the academic capital of emergency public service workers although anyone working with the public would benefit from taking this exciting and challenging course.
The teaching staff include lecturers who have previous experience in working in the public services and you are likely to be sitting alongside some part time students who are currently employed in the public services.
Potential students who are considering a career in or are already employed in any area of public service will find the wide range of modules on offer at Anglia Ruskin of particular benefit in their future career.
The Public Service Foundation Degree programme provides an opportunity to learn about the uniformed public services directly through work-based learning and in the classroom. Modules focus on such subjects as leadership, interpersonal and presentation skills, disaster planning, workplace cultures, ethical practice, financing public services, politics and public service, deviance, forensic science, equality and cultural diversity.
There are two degrees currently on offer: a Foundation Degree and a BA (Hons). Normally the BA (Hons) is only offered after the successful completion of study on the Public Service Foundation Degree, but applications from suitably qualified students are considered on their individual merits.