BSc (Hons) Forensic Science at University of Hull

An accredited degree applying biology, chemistry and analytical techniques to forensic investigation, including forensic laboratory procedures and UKAS-accredited environments. Students use crime scene facilities, analytical and biological laboratories, a blood spatter analysis room and mock courtrooms, with links to Humberside Police.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Department: Centre for Biomedicine  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with foundation or placement year)  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time; optional placement year (4 years)  |  Location: Hull, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Introduction to Forensic Science, Skills for Biomedical and Forensic Scientists, Biochemistry, Cell Structure and Function, Introduction to Forensic Analytical Techniques and Human Physiology. Year 2 covers Crime Scene Investigation, Crime Scene to Courtroom, Human Anatomy, Diagnostic Cellular Pathology and Forensic Science in Practice. The final year covers Expert Witness and the Law, an Individual Research Project, Forensic Toxicology and Drugs of Abuse and Advanced Forensic Science, with options in Environmental Forensic Science and Specialist Forensic Science Techniques.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in the criminal justice system as forensic scientists specialising in DNA, trace evidence or toxicology, as crime scene investigators or forensic laboratory analysts, or in academic research, commercial science, scientific sales, data analysis and teaching. Employers include the police, forensic laboratories, the NHS and the Civil Service.

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