Forensic Science with a Year Abroad - BSc (Hons)
University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom
Course overview
Discover how science plays a vital role in solving crimes and delivering justice. You’ll study areas such as trace evidence, ballistics, and DNA analysis. Alongside this, you’ll train in delivering expert witness testimony and explore the legal and ethical dimensions of your work.
Our course stands out for its unique facilities and hands-on approach. You’ll investigate simulated crime scenes in our dedicated house and vehicles, practise techniques in specialist labs, and access cutting-edge equipment including our VisionX Comparison Microscope. With options to take a year in industry, study abroad, or complete an integrated Master’s, you’ll graduate with the scientific and analytical skills to thrive in careers from policing and counter-terrorism to public health and research.
Why study
Forensic Science at Kent?
Key highlights
- Study trace evidence, ballistics and DNA analysis
- Training in delivering expert witness testimony
- Explore legal and ethical dimensions of forensic work
- Investigate simulated crime scenes in a dedicated house and vehicles
- Specialist labs and equipment including a VisionX Comparison Microscope
- Includes a year studying abroad, with year in industry option
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 104-120 — Typical offer 104-120 UCAS points A level BBB Contextual offer: BCC Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
- A-level: BBB — Typical offer 104-120 UCAS points A level BBB Contextual offer: BCC Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
- A-level: BCC — contextual offer
- BTEC: DDM — BTEC DDM Contextual offer: DMM Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.
- BTEC: DMM — contextual offer
- UCAS tariff points: 120 — IB 120 tariff points - typically H5, H6, H6 including HL Chemistry or Biology 5 View all requirements
Scholarships
Kent Ambition to Succeed Scholarship
Scholarship holders can expect to receive between £500-£2,000 for each year of study (pro-rata for part-time students), subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates
Scholarship value - £5,000
Up to £5,000KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Academic Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9, 790 for 26/27).
KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Support Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Kingsman Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Widening Participation Scholarship
£1,500 maintenance per annum for a maximum of 5 years.
Up to £1,500Music Performance Scholarship
£1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.
Up to £1,000Sanctuary Scholarships
Tuition fees waived for the duration of your programme of study, or until you are able to access other Student Finance funding.
Careers this course leads to
- Forensic scientist
- Crime scene investigator
- Police officer
- Counter-terrorism analyst
- Public health scientist
- Research scientist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £23,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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