Police College of Finland
Encyclopedia
The Police College of Finland is a polytechnic
located in Tampere
, Finland
which operates under the Ministry of the Interior, providing education in the field of police studies.
The college offers a 2.5-year Diploma in Police Studies, the Police Sergeant's Examination and a degree of Bachelor
in Police Command.
Officers wishing to advance into positions requiring higher academic degrees must obtain master's degrees
, most commonly in administrative science
or law
, at other universities.
Institute of technology
Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
located in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
which operates under the Ministry of the Interior, providing education in the field of police studies.
The college offers a 2.5-year Diploma in Police Studies, the Police Sergeant's Examination and a degree of Bachelor
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Police Command.
Officers wishing to advance into positions requiring higher academic degrees must obtain master's degrees
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
, most commonly in administrative science
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
or law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, at other universities.