Public Services Foundation Degree in Wakefield. Classes run at Wakefield College, full-time over two years.
The course develops knowledge of how public services operate, using academic study alongside real-life scenarios. You'll build transferable skills suited to careers in the police, prison service, and wider public sector. Units cover key concepts, processes, and practices across public service roles.
You'll need 48 UCAS points, including GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths, or an Access to HE Qualification. All applicants must complete an interview. You'll finish with a Foundation Degree in Public Services.
The programme offers an academically and vocationally focused curriculum developing a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, processes and practices of working within the Public Services. The programme offers a challenging, employability-led curriculum, that uses both academia and real-life scenarios, allowing development of a range of transferable skills, abilities and competencies necessary for a successful career in the public sector.
The programme offers a broad base of subject knowledge for you to draw on in your working life, providing the opportunity to explore legal, theoretical and political application and acquire an understanding of strategic management processes used within public sector organisations.
Employability is a key theme of the programme and the team are currently working closely with a number of public services for students to undertake voluntary work to complement their academic programme.
You will learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, case studies, simulations/role play, work-based projects, self-directed study, and research. Guest speakers and industry visits will enhance your learning and application of this into work-based situations.
You will be expected to undertake 10 hours per week of self-directed study per module aided with a student support where you will receive pastoral and academic guidance and gain study skills.
48 UCAS Points including GCSE Grade 9 - 4 or equivalent in English Language and Maths An Access to HE Qualification Those with previous experience or learning that is relevant may be eligible via our APL process for accreditation towards this course.
All external applicants must complete a satisfactory interview.
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