BSc (Hons) Applied Criminology with Forensic Investigation with Foundation Year

A four-year route that begins with a foundation year to build academic skills and subject knowledge, then continues into the full Applied Criminology with Forensic Investigation degree. Links science, law and society through hands-on crime scene investigation in mock scenes, evidence analysis and criminal justice policy; optional year in industry or abroad. Careers: Policing, crime scene and forensic roles, crime prevention and criminal justice policy.

Foundation Year: Exploring Justice; Interdisciplinary Communication Skills; Crime, Power and Society; Success Modules; The Big Question

Year 1: Introduction to Criminology and Forensic Investigation; Criminal Justice and Accountability; Becoming a Criminologist; Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation; Student Success Modules

Year 2: Forensic Investigation of Serious Crime; Violence, Vulnerability and Victims; Interdisciplinary Modules; Employability Modules

Year 3: Research in Practice; Policing, Punishment and Rehabilitation; Applied Criminology Major Project; Complex and Major Crime Scene Investigation; Demystifying 'True' Crime (optional); Mental Health and Trauma in Criminal Justice (optional); Fire and Explosion Scene Investigation (optional); Forensic Specialists in Death Investigations (optional); Knowledge in Practice (optional)