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Degree Programmes
The Forensic Science degree programmes offered at Keele combine high quality, research-led,
teaching with state-of-the-art facilities to provide a solid start to your future career. Our modern
laboratory facilities combined with industry standard equipment will help make that transition
into industry or further study easier upon graduation.
Studying Forensic Science gives you a
wide range of career opportunities and
as such we offer several different course
options to enable you to tailor your
studies to your interests or wider
career plans.
The single honours BSc Forensic
Science and the MSci Forensic
and Analytical Investigation degree
programmes allow you to study solely
Forensic Science for either 3 or 4 years
respectively. Following these routes you
will study towards a Bachelor of Science
(BSc) or Master of Science (MSci)
qualification. Our combined honours
programme allows you to study Forensic
Science alongside another subject with
the opportunity to focus on just one of
these subjects in the third year.
To the right is an overview of the
Forensic Science programmes that
we offer at Keele, you will find more
information on these individual
programmes on the subsequent pages
of this booklet.
BSc Forensic Science
(Single Honours) MSci Forensic and
Analytical Investigation
This 3 year undergraduate programme
will allow you to gain the full Forensic
Science experience. In addition to our
core forensic modules you will also study
other areas of Forensic Science such
as digital forensics and anthropology.
Additionally, you will develop your
professional skills such as presenting
evidence as an expert witness. This 4 year integrated masters degree
is designed to give you in-depth
Forensic Science experience together
with developing your skills as an active
researcher. You will focus on developing
experience with a broad range of
analytical techniques related to forensic
analysis and further develop your
professional skills. In the final year you
will spend 50% of your time undertaking
an individual research project that will
focus on a specific ‘forensic’ problem.
By studying this programme you will also
be eligible to continue on to the MSci
Forensic and Analytical Investigation.
BSc Forensic Science
and Criminology
(Single Honours)
This 3 year undergraduate programme
will allow you to gain a greater
understanding of why crimes are
committed and how we use science to
investigate them. Choosing this route will
allow you to gain a firm understanding
of Forensic Science and Criminology
and to understand how these two
disciplines work together to solve crime.
By following this degree programme you
will be eligible to continue on to the MSci
Forensic and Analytical investigation.
BSc Combined Honours
(Forensic Science and
another subject)
Keele is the only university to offer
Forensic Science with a combination
of second subjects including all three
core sciences and the only university
to offer Forensic Science and Physics.
This 3 year undergraduate programme
allows you to combine Forensic Science
with another subject; with 9 subjects
available.
The combined honours programme also
allows you to major in one of your chosen
subjects for your final year.
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