Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

**Course Overview**<br/><br/>On our Forensic Science with Foundation Year course you’ll get a grounding in the kinds of skills you’ll need if you want to become a forensic scientist or a crime scene investigator.<br/><br/>**Why study with us**<br/><br/><br/>- The foundation year provides you with an interesting and stimulating grounding in science gaining key practical skills in our modern, spacious and well-equipped laboratory facilities. You’ll build your confidence and become an independent learner.<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from experts in their fields, whether seasoned CSIs, former police professionals or leading academics. This combination of teaching staff allows us to build on the many years experience of senior practitioners and research developments at the cutting-edge of the discipline.<br/><br/><br/>- Our course provides an excellent starting point for a career in the competitive sector of forensic science. You’ll find our former students working in all sorts of forensic science settings – as CSI, police officers, scientific support personnel and intelligence analysts, at home and overseas.<br/><br/><br/>**What youll do**<br/><br/><br/>- Enhance your practical skills with a variety of hands-on Biology and Chemistry laboratory sessions and Physics workshops.<br/><br/><br/>- Learn all about crime scene investigation, including fingerprint recovery and identification, and the recovery and analysis of trace evidence such as hairs, fibres and bodily fluids.<br/><br/><br/>- On the full course you’ll get to examine evidence at simulated crime scenes inside our very own crime houses on campus.<br/><br/><br/>**Accreditations**<br/><br/><br/>- This course is accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, demonstrating that it provides a solid, widely respected route into the highly competitive field of forensic and criminal investigation.<br/><br/><br/>**Future Careers**<br/><br/>Previous graduates have gone on to study for PhDs in Fire Chemistry, Neuroscience and Forensic Science. Others have pursued careers in a range of science-based roles, including forensic scientists and crime scene investigators.

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