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CSFS Accreditation
From 2010, Keele University has been an institution accredited
by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (formerly the
Forensic Science Society). The Society’s most recent visit
was in April 2018 to assess the courses, facilities and staff
base, against the three component standards they regard as
essential for the provision of forensic science education at
degree level.
These are:
• Crime scene investigation
• Laboratory analysis
• Interpretation, evaluation and presentation of evidence
Following this visit, we undergo regular checks by the society
to ensure we are worthy of retaining accredited status.
The society has commended Keele on the following aspects
of its forensic science programmes:
• Commitment and approachability of the staff and
organisation of the programme
• Extensive and diverse contributions from external
professionals
• Extensive investment in analytical facilities
• Comprehensive teaching of statistics integrated within the
forensic science context
• Extensive and wide-ranging, final-year research projects
• Strong forensic context in the teaching and assessment
of all modules
• The crime scene facilities including the CCTV coverage and
the ability to undertake vehicle crime scenes
• The introduction of new Forensic Anthropology content
On this basis the Single Honours Forensic Science and the
MSci Forensic and Analytical Investigation programmes are
fully accredited by the CSFS whilst all the Combined Honours
routes have recognised degree status from the CSFS.
The Forensic Science programme at Keele University also
complies with the Higher Education Funding Council Subject
Benchmark for Forensic Science published in 2012.
www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/
Pages/Subject-benchmark-statementforensic-science.aspx
This course is accredited by
keele.ac.uk/forensic