Modules

Year 1 Introduction to Forensic Chemistry, Introduction to Forensic Biology, Crime Scene Processing, Case Studies in Criminal Justice, Practical Forensic Scientific Techniques, option module. Options include: Forensics in the Media, Fraud and Forgeries, Detection and Analysis of Drugs Year 2 Designing Research Projects, Analytical Methods in Forensic Science, Biological Methods in Forensic Science, Marks and Traces, two option modules Options include: Firearms Investigation, Forensic Archaeology, Vehicle Collision Investigation, Chemical and Biological Interactions in Forensic Science, Forensic Anthropology in the 21st Century Year 3 Forensic Research Project, Collection and Analysis of Evidence, Expert Witness and The Legal System, Modern Forensics, option module. Options include: Techniques in the Identification of Human Remains, Forensic Advice Clinic, Forensic Field School, Synthetic Chemistry for Forensic Science Year 4 Placement, Statistical Approaches in Forensics, Forensic Chemical and Biological Methods, option. Options include: Environmental Forensics and Wildlife Crime, Informatics for Forensics, Forensic Genealogy and Genotyping

Assessment method

Each module normally includes practice or ‘formative’ assessments, for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences