Course Overview - Forensic Science with Criminology and Industrial Placement
**On this exciting four-year course, you’ll learn from experts in the Criminal Justice System and emergency services and get the chance to impress an employer during a placement year.**
Explore the exciting disciplines of Forensic Science and Criminology in our new crime scene facilities. Youll have access to a purpose-built vehicle examination garage, modern lab spaces, specialised decomposition facilities and a mock mortuary. Well guide you through practical crime scenes and mass disaster scenarios and let you try out your Disaster Victim Identification skills.
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**On this exciting four-year course, you’ll learn from experts in the Criminal Justice System and emergency services and get the chance to impress an employer during a placement year.**<br/><br/>Explore the exciting disciplines of Forensic Science and Criminology in our new crime scene facilities. Youll have access to a purpose-built vehicle examination garage, modern lab spaces, specialised decomposition facilities and a mock mortuary. Well guide you through practical crime scenes and mass disaster scenarios and let you try out your Disaster Victim Identification skills.<br/><br/>Youll be taught by industry experts with years of hands-on experience, including our Department of Law and Criminology at Greenwich Campus. Youll work alongside experts from Kent Fire Brigade, the Metropolitan and Kent Police, Counter Terrorism, and other organisations. During a placement year, youll be able to put your skills into practice and showcase your skills to employers.<br/><br/>Were rated number 1 in London for student satisfaction, and the course is accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (for which youll receive free membership throughout your studies). If youre excited by forensic investigations or you want to understand the cause of terrorism and cybercrime, this four-year course is the ideal start for your professional future.<br/><br/>**What you should know about this course**<br/>- Use the placement year to get a head-start in your future career. Showcase your growing scientific skills to employers, as you work alongside industry professionals.<br/><br/><br/>- Ranked 3rd in the UK for forensic science (Guardian League Table 2023).<br/><br/><br/>- We offer specialist forensic provision, outstanding laboratory and crime scene facilities.<br/><br/><br/>- Practical facilities allow you to practice scenarios you will find in the workplace, including crime scene examination rooms and vehicles and an entomology facility.<br/><br/><br/>- This course is taught at our Medway Campus in Chatham Maritime, Kent with one day a week at our Greenwich Campus.<br/>