Forensic & Applied Biology

Overview

The University of Worcester has expert practitioners and employers running and teaching on the course and supporting students. The generous amount of practical content and contact time allows students to fully explore their areas of interest. They also build an impressive portfolio of skills and knowledge to maximise their employability success. The facilities from; a dedicated crime scene house, state of the art evidence detection and analysis instrumentation, to our human bone collection, allows students to work with apparatus and scenarios as if they were working within their chosen role. The impressive links with employers entitles students on this accredited course, to work on real world case examples and research projects.

Because of the unique make up of this course students enviably can secure employment within a range of police and forensic arenas. Additionally due to the core biological content graduates can also pursue opportunities such as further study, teaching, medical and a host of biological careers. Our employability rates are excellent and several of our graduate’s volunteer to come back and talk to current students about their impressive careers and how the Forensic and Applied Biology course has assisted them to develop and succeed in their chosen field.

Furthermore, we provide an exciting range of extracurricular events such as a search an rescue interactive away day, pathology museum trip, human bone collection trip and expert guest speaker talks.

Key features

• Accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. The first undergraduate degree in the country to be accredited with them for the Forensic Archaeology Component Standard

• Excellent facilities including research labs, crime scene simulation house, geophysical equipment for detecting concealed burials and crime scene investigation kits

• Strong industry links with West Mercia and Warwickshire police, and the Severn Area Rescue Association

• Highly experienced staff with over 100 years combined experience in the field, giving you access to realistic scenes and real cases

• Graduates successfully compete for both biological and forensic careers

Learn more about the course at our Open Days

Visiting us is the best way to get a feel for student life at the University of Worcester. You'll find out more about the course, and have the opportunity speak to staff, students and recent graduates about what it’s really like to study at Worcester.

Book your place at www.worcester.ac.uk/open-days

Why the University of Worcester?

The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.

At Worcester small class sizes, supportive tutors and professionally focussed courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.

• First in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.

• First in the UK for quality education – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.

• Ofsted Outstanding in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.

Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays

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