Forensic Science with Sandwich Placement BSc (Hons)
University of Wolverhampton
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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On the course, you will be exposed to a diverse range of scientific disciplines and skills that will enable you to work in a variety of roles within forensic science.Why choose this course?All the Forensic Science courses taught at the University of Wolverhampton are professionally accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.On the course, you will be exposed to a diverse range of scientific disciplines and skills that will enable you to work in a variety of roles within forensic ...Read more

On the course, you will be exposed to a diverse range of scientific disciplines and skills that will enable you to work in a variety of roles within forensic science.

Why choose this course?

All the Forensic Science courses taught at the University of Wolverhampton are professionally accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.

On the course, you will be exposed to a diverse range of scientific disciplines and skills that will enable you to work in a variety of roles within forensic science, while also equipping you with transferable skills to work in a wide variety of other roles and areas.

Forensic science takes scientific knowledge and methodology to answer specific questions in a legal investigation, in order to assist a court to decide what has happened. Considering the whole forensic process, from crime scene to court, this course will enable you to develop your skills in scientific and critical thinking, as well as independent study.

You will also gain skills to record, recover, examine, and analyse evidence, to interpret the meaning of your findings and then communicate those findings and the underpinning science so that they are understandable to a range of audiences.

As part of your sandwich placement, you will develop your technical skills in the workplace and integrate knowledge gained in the theoretical aspects of the course into the professional environment. At the University of Wolverhampton, we are proud to produce graduates who go on to use forensic science techniques acquired on the course to assist the police and legal professions.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
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80/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
33rd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
111th
Forensic and Archaeological Sciences
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
85%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Forensic and Archaeological Sciences graduate salary at this uni
£15,000
UK Forensic and Archaeological Sciences graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Ashleigh
27 Nov 24

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

CCC Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

96 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:

MMM Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM Grades / Points required

including a Level 3 qualification in Biology and Chemistry

including a Level 3 qualification in Biology and Chemistry

Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit including 36 credits in Science)

in Applied Science

including Biology and Chemistry

Tuition fees

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Domestic

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Living Costs - GBP 9207 - This is the amount as estimated by the UK Visa and Immigration - if you are studying outside of London - GBP 1023 per month for 9 months.

£17,000 per year

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Students from EU

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Living Costs - GBP 9207 - This is the amount as estimated by the UK Visa and Immigration - if you are studying outside of London - GBP 1023 per month for 9 months.

£17,000 per year

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Students from International

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Living Costs - GBP 9207 - This is the amount as estimated by the UK Visa and Immigration - if you are studying outside of London - GBP 1023 per month for 9 months.

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27 Nov 24
Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- improvements have been made overtime - cons: price of food in the uni is expensive as students -library facilities is really good -enthusiastic lecturers -more societies to...
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University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton , Wolverhampton

Set in the heart of England, the University of Wolverhampton offers a high-quality education across a diverse study programme....

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