BSc (Hons) Criminology and Forensic Investigation at University of Portsmouth

Explore forensics from every angle and discover what makes a criminal. Using facilities shared with a real police force, develop forensic skills and learn innovative ideas. If you want to help solve crimes, it pays to understand criminality from many different angles.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Digital Literacy, Sustainability and AI; Interactive Learning Skills and Communication; Introduction to Anthropology; Introduction to Politics and International Relations; Introduction to Sustainability and the Environment; Introduction to Urban Studies; Legal Ethics; Legal Skills, Analysis and Discourse; Research Methods, Critical Thinking and Expression; Crime Scene and forensic investigation.

Career pathways

Because this course blends criminology and forensic investigation, you’ll graduate with a particularly broad range of careers open to you. Your lecturers can help you identify the options that excite you most, so you can choose to study modules that fit your ambitions.

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