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FORENSIC SCIENCE (COMBINED HONOURS)
BSc (Hons)
Why study this course?
The Combined Honours routes in Forensic Science allow you to tailor your degree studies
to your particular interests or career aspirations. Whichever route you choose you will be
taught by a mixture of academics and forensic professionals in our modern laboratory
and crime scene facilities. Our Forensic Science course at Keele is ranked in the top 3
programmes in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2020.
All students who undertake a Combined Honours route in Forensic Science
take the same core modules. These focus on the analysis and evaluation of
evidence in the context of several different areas of forensic science. The key
areas you will cover are the chemical and biological aspects of forensics as
well as the criminalistics science that includes topics where the evidence and
its analysis are unique to the forensic discipline, for example, fingerprints,
impressions and blood spatter pattern analysis. You will be taught using a
variety of sessions that are designed to give you an understanding of the
theory behind the concepts, including extensive practical sessions that allow
you to put this into practice. For a full list of Combined Honours courses
which include Forensic Science, see page 304.
If you decide to specialise in Forensic Science in your final year, you will take
additional modules that focus on professional practice and the crime scene.
What will this mean for my future?
Students who have chosen this degree path in the past have combined
Forensic Science with another science, such as Chemistry or Biology, and
pursued a career in a forensic laboratory. Other combinations open up a
range of careers such as those available with the police or a position that
deals with the social impact of crime. You will also be able to use your
degree to pursue a career as a teacher or to go on to further study for a
Master's or PhD.
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Chemical Science Principles
• Forensic Analysis
• Forensic Identification
• Forensic Science Principles
Second Year
• Criminalistic Methods
• Drugs of Abuse
• Forensic Genetics
• Spectroscopy and Advanced Analysis
Third Year
• Advanced Topics in Forensic Analysis
(option)
• Evaluation of Evidence, Explosives
and Arson
• Forensic Geoscience (option)
• Forensic Science Team Project
• Forensic Toxicology
Combined honours combinations with Forensic Science carry a 'recognised'
status from the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.
UCAS Code - LF76
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BBC
BTEC: DDM
Course Duration
3 years or 4 years with
an international year
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses