BSc Forensic Biology
Entry requirements
A level: BBB in three A levels including B in Chemistry or Biology IB: 555 in three Higher Levels including 5 in Chemistry or Biology, or 30 points including 5 in Higher Level Chemistry or Biology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Archaeology, with a forensic biology pathway. Core topics include DNA profiling, laboratory techniques, crime scene investigation, statistics, data analysis, and fieldwork. A flexible work placement module is available at Levels 5 and 6, and an optional placement year extends the degree to four years. A research project in forensic biology is completed in the final year.
Modules
- Forensic Chemistry: Molecules under Investigation
- Forensic Investigation: From Documents to DNA
- Forensic Science Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Human Physiology and Anatomy
- Cells, Genetics and Evolution
- Practical and Academic Skills in Bioscience
- Forensic Genetics: DNA and Crime
- Applications of Molecular Biology
- Crime Scenes: Blood, Marks and Prints
- Drugs of Abuse
- Forensic Anthropology: Decomposition and Skeletal Analysis
- Counterfeits, Fakes and Forgeries
- Human Genetics
- Molecular Ecology and Plant Genetics
- Nutrition and Health
- Flexible Work Placement (Level 5)
- Topics in Forensic Biology
- Crime Scene to Court
- Forensic Toxicology: Ingestion to Detection
- Forensic Biology Research Project
- Marks and Traces Examination
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental and Wildlife Forensics
- Animal Welfare
- Flexible Work Placement (Level 6)
- Professional Experience in Education