BSc Forensic Science with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Archaeology, combining forensic science with laboratory-based investigation. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a placement year and an independent research project at level 6, with mock crime scene investigation and courtroom cross-examination.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Study Skills and Research
- Biomedical Science
- Cellular Biology
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Organisms and their Environments
- Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Clinical Genetics
- Chemistry of Life
- Principles and Skills in Forensic Science
- Methods of Laboratory Examination
- Methods of Scene Investigation
- Forensic Chemistry
- Forensic Analysis
- Object Marks
- Human and Non-Human Identification
- Trace interpretation and Research
- Analytical Chemistry
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Biology
- Independent Studies for Forensic Science
- Specialist Scenes
- Crime Scene to Court
- Evaluation of Evidence
- Medical Forensics and Taphonomy
- Drugs of Abuse