Faculty of Life Sciences and Education - Treforest - University of South Wales

Bachelor Forensic Science with Criminology - Grado en Ciencias Forenses con Criminología

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education - Treforest - University of South Wales
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Presentación

Would you like to gain an insight into criminal profiling and crime scene investigation, while exploring how and why crimes are committed? The broad nature of this accredited, science-based course opens up job opportunities within forensic science as well as the wider criminal justice sector.

The structure of the course allows you to take a combination of modules from our forensic science and criminology degrees, with approximately two-thirds of course content relating to forensic science and one third to criminology.

Within our purpose-built forensic science laboratories and unique Crime Scene House, you’ll gain invaluable training in processing crime scenes, analysing a wide range of forensic evidence types and presenting evidence in court.

This course is accredited by The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences

Requisitos

Titulo de Bachillerato or the Selectividad with an average mark of 6.
Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) with an average mark of 6.
Técnico Especialista (Formación Profesional – segundo grado).
Ingeniero Técnico (from Escuela de Ingeniero Técnico).
Diplomado / Diplomatura.
English language qualifications:

GCSE pass in English at Grade C or above
IELTS with an average overall score of 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component
TOEFL IBT minimum score for Undergraduate of 80 IBT
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): exams taken from January 2015 – overall score of 169 with at least 162 in each component ; exams taken before January 2015 – Grade C and no less than borderline in each skill
Trinity College English Language qualifications: ISE II Distinction or ISE III Pass for undergraduate courses
City and Guild’s IESOL/ISESOL tests, in some cases, we may also be able to accept the communicator level (B2)
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) with a minimum of 51 points in each element for the majority of undergraduate programmes
Don’t worry if you do not meet these requirements, we run a number of courses to prepare you for academic studies

Programa

This course will allow you to explore your interests in the scientific and forensic investigation of crime whilst at the same time allowing you to explore your interests in the nature, consequences and prevention of criminal behaviour.

This recently accredited course takes you on a journey from crime scene to court, experiencing many traditional and specialist fields of forensic investigation, allowing you become an expert both in the laboratory analysis of evidence using techniques derived from the field of chemistry whilst exploring critical issues in the interdisciplinary field of criminal investigation and criminal behaviour which explores research from a range of scientific and social areas.

The course explores crime scene investigation and the criminal justice sector at introductory levels, followed by analytical and forensic investigations of a wide range of evidence types, leading to you acquiring an ability to provide a full scientific and statistical evaluation of evidence.

You will also study the various relationships between professionals in the criminal justice sector, including how forensic scientists work along with the police forensic team and the wider criminal justice sector to achieve successful prosecutions.

You will gain practical experience in the use of key state-of-the-art instrumentation found in modern forensic analysis laboratories, plus gain a comprehensive training in the protocols involved in crime scene investigation by conducting casework-based experiments and processing simulated scenes in our crime scene house.

The course has a modular structure:

Modules:

Year 1
Introduction to Forensic Science
Introduction to Criminalistics
Understanding Crime, Criminals and Victims
Understanding Criminal Justice
Organic Chemistry
Mathematics Workshop
Key Skills for Chemical and Forensic Scientists

Year 2
Forensic Evidence
Policing
Penology: Prisons and Offender Management
Forensic Imaging
Analytical Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Forensic Earth Science

Year 3
Critical Issues in Criminal Investigation
Comparative Criminology
Forensic Microscopy
Electron Microscopy and X-ray Analysis
Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Fire and Explosion Investigation
Interpretation, Evaluation and Presentation of Evidence and Information (includes case studies, courtroom skills and a literature review)
and normally, one optional module from the field of criminology, which could be “Understanding Homicide” as an example. Choices must be made from the list of modules that form part of the accredited course.

Learning and teaching methods
You will learn through a combination of lectures, discussion based or practical seminars, tutorials and laboratory classes. A typical week involves six lectures, up to eight hours of practical work, and some small group tutorials. Self-directed study also plays a part in each module.

Salidas profesionales

Our Forensic Science with Criminology degree course provides broad-based scientific training which does not restrict graduates when they choose their career. You will gain an excellent portfolio of practical skills that are in demand by employers, including research and report writing skills, the ability to analyse a range of evidence types and present evidence in court. You will also be trained using the same instruments and techniques as practising forensic scientists, which will give you an advantage when applying for graduate positions.

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