Criminology and Forensic Investigation with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

With this foundation year course, youll gain all the credentials you need to begin your career in criminology and forensic investigation. Its ideal for you if you dont yet meet the entry requirements of our undergraduate degree, if youre returning to study after a break away, or you need a bit of extra support to get uni-ready.<br/><br/>Youll spend a year studying with us on campus, through ICP. Youll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelors degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.<br/><br/>The skills youll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. Youll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.<br/><br/>After your foundation year, youll be ready to move onto the first year of BSc (Hons) Criminology and Forensic Investigation.<br/><br/>**A guaranteed place**<br/>Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, youll be ready to progress onto BSc (Hons) Criminology and Forensic Investigation with a guaranteed place.<br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/>- ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so youll have access to all facilities, support and societies<br/><br/><br/>- When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BSc (Hons) Criminology and Forensic Investigation<br/><br/><br/>- Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success<br/><br/><br/>- Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelors at university<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>When you complete this foundation year, youll be all set to continue on to our BSc (Hons) Criminology and Forensic Investigation. Because this course blends criminology and forensic studies, you’ll graduate with a particularly broad range of careers open to you. Your lecturers can help you identify the options that excite you most, so you can choose to study modules that fit your ambitions.<br/><br/>You’ll be especially well-prepared for the wide variety of criminal justice careers where forensic awareness plays a key role – from forensic practitioner in the police, probation or prison services, through to rewarding areas of expertise like community safety, crime prevention and criminological research. More broadly, the impressive problem-solving skills you develop could prove valuable in all kinds of careers.<br/><br/>What jobs can you do with a criminology and forensic investigation degree?<br/><br/>Our graduates have gone on to roles including:<br/>- crime scene investigator<br/><br/><br/>- investigative data analyst<br/><br/><br/>- police officer<br/><br/><br/>- intelligence researcher<br/><br/><br/>- probation officer<br/><br/><br/>- youth offending support officer<br/><br/><br/>- emergency planning officer<br/><br/><br/>- prison officer<br/><br/><br/>- forensic and other laboratories<br/><br/><br/>- teaching (with further training)<br/>