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The programme is approved through, and forms part of, the University of Derby鈥檚 extensive and highly regarded Faculty of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences.The two-year Foundation Degree initially reviews youth crime and justice, criminological theory and victimology before focusing on criminology, professional practice and applied research.In Year 2, topics broaden and build on specialist knowledge with units such as offender management and substance misuse, penology, and policing and society. In the final semester, units include crime and procedure, research methods and offender management.The programme is delivered by experienced Higher Education lecturers who have had careers within the Uniformed Public Services such as the Police, Prison Service and Army and who can relate security and offender management to a diverse range of scenarios.Although you may only be in classes on three days per week, there is an expectation that you will spend the equivalent of a further three days in independent study and undertake a period of mandatory work placement to support your studies.This may involve you being invited in on non-timetabled days or weekends to fulfil some elements of the course. Please note that classes will take place over traditional half-term holidays that fall within the identified semester weeks.The programme will run with a minimum of eight students. In 2020-21 we enrolled 15 students on this programme. This course forms part of the three-year Offender Management degree course at Derby College Group and is delivered at our Broomfield Hall Campus. This course is regulated by the OfS and the qualification is awarded by the University of Derby.All students have access to the UDO online platform, the Derby College Learning Resources Centre, the University of Derby library, and the College鈥檚 Moodle pages.