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22 | FORENSIC SCIENCE
Careers
What Keele graduates
do next
Within our Forensic Science
programme, the emphasis is on both
the scientific approach to forensic
problems and the key skills our
graduates will acquire. This means
that our forensic science graduates
are particularly well placed to
progress, not only to a wide range
of scientific careers, but also to
administrative and management
roles where communication skills,
analytical and problem-solving
abilities are greatly valued.
Our graduates have entered careers within the
professional forensic science sector, for example
to technical jobs in one of the many private sector
providers which cover everything from DNA profiling
to digital forensics, or as analytical scientists and
researchers within the broader business sector such
as chemical analytical consultancies, pharmaceuticals
or environmental monitoring. Others have joined the
“crime sector” as police or military police officers,
as forensic specialists within the police force including
crime scene investigator roles, or to other civilian jobs
within these organisations. Many enter into a variety
of more general graduate occupations such as
scientific publishing or administrative roles.
In common with other physical science disciplines,
some of our forensic science graduates also undertake
postgraduate qualifications such as an MSc, PGCE
or PhD qualification prior to entering employment.
No.1
in the UK
for Graduate
Employment (97.5%)
HESA 2016 – graduates in
work or further study within
six months of graduation
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