BSc Forensic Investigation including Foundation Year

The BSc Forensic Investigation including Foundation Year at the University of South Wales provides an alternative route for students without a traditional science background to learn about forensic techniques and develop the skills used in a wide range of criminal investigations.

The Foundation Year provides well-structured support, allowing you to develop your scientific skills and knowledge before you start the first year of the core Forensic Investigation degree. Cases you'll study could include sport and competition drug testing, consumer protection, DNA analysis in food testing, wildlife crime, and toxicological investigations linked to chemical and biological terrorism.

Studying a BSc Forensic Investigation including Foundation Year from the University of South Wales will develop your scientific knowledge and practical competencies across the criminal justice process. You will further enhance your skills through laboratory analysis of evidence. You will be introduced to more complex Forensic Investigation areas such as Fire and Explosion and Specialist areas of Forensic Investigation. Emphasis will still be placed on the Policing strand of the course and the importance of crime scene processing and evidence handling. You will also undertake an independent literature review research project.

Students will be assessed by various means, including written examinations, in-class tests, essays, reports, practical exercises, presentations, assessed tutorials, and computer assignments.