Course summary
This MSc is highly practical and hands-on. It is designed to give an understanding of the cutting-edge research and latest forensic methodologies and is intended to enable graduates to resolve issues in relation to civil and criminal law. The course offers students a wide range of different experiences with unique facilities available to no other university in the UK. Places on the MSc Forensic Investigation course are competitive. Students come from a wide range of backgrounds, usually with a science or forensic science first degree. Many students come from abroad, especially Europe, Africa and North America.
Modules
Core modules: analytical techniques; courtroom skills; investigation and evidence collection; reasoning for forensic science; electives; failure analysis of components; fakes and forgeries; firearms investigations; fires, explosions and their investigation; forensic archaeology: mass grave excavation; forensic archaeology: recovering buried remains; forensic ballistic investigations; forensic investigation of explosives and explosive devices; fundamentals of forensic anthropology: osteology; further forensic anthropology: identification; introduction to firearms investigations and forensic ballistics; mass fatality incidents; practical archaeological excavation; radiographic investigations in forensic science; trace evidence; forensic exploitation and intelligence; digital crime and investigation; hazardous forensics; materials engineering and processing; approach to failure investigation and analysis; counter improvised explosive devices capability.
Assessment method
By written and practical examinations, continuous assessment, project presentation and viva voce.
Entry requirements
1st or 2nd Class UK Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline such as sciences, engineering, materials, archaeology, anthropology or another cognate subject. If you are an international student you will need to provide evidence that you have achieved a satisfactory test result in an English qualification. The minimum standard expected from a number of accepted courses are as follows: IELTS - 7; TOEFL - 100; Pearson PTE Academic - 68; Cambridge English Scale - 190; Cambridge English: Advanced – with a minimum of Grade A; Cambridge English: Proficiency – with a minimum of Grade B.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0AL