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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Leicester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Leicester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
City Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Leicester Campus
Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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Forensic science – familiar to most of us thanks to its appearances in popular TV police dramas – is the application of science to law and is carried out through the recovery, analysis, interpretation and presentation of scientific evidence, from crime scene to court.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 as a crime scene investigator or to analyse the evidence recovered from that scene.In year 1, you will study the foundations of both chemistry and biology for forensic science, you will develop your forensic, professional and quantitative skills, including crime scene and forensic photography skills, and learn much more about a broad array of areas of forensic science in the essentials of forensic investigations module.In year 2, you will learn about bodies, tissues and fluids, drugs and trace evidence, analytical forensic chemistry and will go on to learn more about the legal system in our issues in criminal justice module.In your final year, you will cover forensic case studies, DNA profiling and the presentation of evidence, fire and toxicology and conduct a piece of research in our research project and professional skills module.Duration: Three years full-time, four years sandwich (optional)
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England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
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£16,750 per year
Students from EU
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£16,750 per year
Students from International
£16750 Per year
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