BSc (Hons) Forensic Science

Course Overview During your three years studying Forensic Science, you will have the opportunity to attend mock crime scenes, to recover and analyse forensic evidence, and to present your results in a variety of ways, such as expert witness reports and oral and poster presentations. You will encounter a large variety of evidence types and learn from real forensic practitioners how to examine and interpret the evidence.The programme will include a significant amount of laboratory work in order to ensure you gain competence in the selection and use of a range of methods used in the location, identification, recovery, examination, comparison, extraction and scientific analysis of commonly encountered physical, chemical and biological materials. Teaching takes place through a variety of methods, including small group seminars, field work and laboratory practicals. Key Program Highlights You will gain valuable practical skills. Develop your independent thinking by working under crime scene conditions. Undertaking evidence collection using the universities facilities such as new laboratory. Taphonomic facility. A dedicated crime scene house.