BSc (Hons) Forensic Science with Criminology at University of Greenwich

With the opportunity to work alongside experts from the Criminal Justice System and emergency services, choosing Greenwich gives you a head-start for careers in forensic sciences. Our Forensic Science degree gives you hands-on investigative experience in our dedicated crime scene facility, complete with a purpose-built vehicle examination garage and modern laboratories. You’ll carry out research in specialist decomposition and entomology spaces and work through realistic crime scenes, mass disaster simulations and Disaster Victim Identification exercises in our mock mortuary.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Science  |  Department: Science  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich  |  Study mode: full-time; sandwich  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

No 3 London university overall (Complete University Guide 2027). Our team of forensic professionals have used their years of industry experience to design an accredited course. We offer vehicle crime scenes, flexible interior crime scenes, and extensive grounds and woodland for exterior searching/mock-crime scenarios. Gain a foundation in criminological perspectives to understand crime, taught by industry professionals with extensive on-the-job forensic service experience.

Career pathways

Potential career opportunities exist in forensic science and criminal justice, and more broadly in management, communications and the wider pharmaceutical, chemical and biological science sectors.

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