Forensic Science BSc (Hons)

De Montfort University

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

£ 7,920.59 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

9,250 €

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

  • Duration

    3 Years

Forensic science – familiar to most of us thanks to its appearances in popular TV police dramas – is the application of science to law. It’s carried out through the collection, preservation and analysis of evidence.

If you have an enquiring mind, are good at solving scientific problems and want to work with cutting-edge equipment and facilities, then you could be the right person to work at a crime scene or analyse the evidence recovered from that scene.

On this course, you’ll study forensic chemistry, biology, imaging and photography, the essentials of forensic investigations, and professional and quantitative scientific skills.

Then you’ll take modules on bodies, tissues and fluids, materials ID, drugs of abuse, analytical forensic chemistry, forensic IT and issues in criminal justice.

The third year will cover forensic case studies and the presentation of evidence, then fire, arson and explosions, authenticity and fraud, DNA profiling, forensic chemical pathology, and project and professional skills.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

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About this course

A typical offer is a minimum of 112 points from at least two A levels with a science subject (from Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Sciences) at grade C or above, or
BTEC National Diploma Science BTEC - Distinction/Merit/Merit, or
BTEC Extended Diploma Science BTEC - Distinction/Merit/Merit

Accredited by The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.

Key features

This course is professionally accredited by The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences and developed in collaboration with Leicestershire Police, ensuring your learning remains relevant to current practice and standards.
Develop your practical and professional skills in our crime scene house, crime studio, crown court and forensic science laboratory facilities.
Our strong links with industry mean you’ll not only develop practical and professional skills but also be offered the opportunity to apply them to real-world scenarios by spending a year on placement.
Our teaching is delivered by expert academics and practitioners, including Leisa Nichols-Drew, who represented the UK, DMU and Forensic Science on an international project aimed at improving detection and reducing occurrences of knife crime.
Gain valuable international experience as part of your studies with our DMU Global programme, which has enabled students on previous trips to unearth information on human rights abuses and genocide in Guatemala, attending the New York Supreme Court to learn about judicial processes, and support refugees in Berlin.
Our graduates have gone on to work for world-leading employers including LGC Forensics, Cellmark Forensics, Eurofins Forensics, GlaxoSmithKline, Reckitt Benckiser and 3M.

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Course programme

First Year
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • Forensic Biology
  • Forensic Imaging and Photography
  • Essentials of Forensic Investigations
  • Professional and Quantitative Scientific Skills
Second Year
  • Bodies, Tissues and Fluids
  • Materials ID
  • Drugs of Abuse
  • Analytical Forensic Chemistry
  • Forensic IT
  • Issues in Criminal Justice
Third Year
  • Forensic Case Studies and the Presentation of Evidence
  • Fire, Arson and Explosions
  • Authenticity and Fraud
  • DNA Profiling
  • Forensic Chemical Pathology
  • Project and Professional Skills
Teaching and assessments

You will be taught by a team of academics with a wide range of experience in both academic and industrial settings. Research specialisms include botanical evidence and forensic DNA, fingerprint recovery and analysis and forensic applications of NMR.

Your precise timetable will depend on your modules, however, you will normally benefit from 22 contact hours timetabled teaching sessions each week, consisting of lectures, tutorials, practical laboratory sessions and workshops. You will also be expected to devote a considerable amount of time to independent study, typically 18 - 20 hours per week.

Practical work forms a large part of teaching and includes exercises at our mock crime house facility. You will also learn from visiting lecturers involved in forensic science. Assessments include coursework, practical reports and exams, phase tests, and written and oral presentations.

Teaching contact hours

Contact hours in a typical week will depend to some extent on any optional modules you choose to study. However, typically you will have up to 22 contact hours of teaching and this will break down as:

Personal tutorial/small group teaching: approx. 3 hours of tutorials (or later, project supervision) each week

Medium group teaching: approx. 10 hours of practical classes, workshops or seminars each week

Large group teaching: approx. 9 hours of lectures each week

Personal study: approx. 20 hours studying and revising in your own time each week, including some guided study using hand-outs, online activities, etc.

Additional information

UCAS course code: F410

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Forensic Science BSc (Hons)

£ 7,920.59 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

9,250 €

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