Forensic Science with Criminology

With the opportunity to work alongside experts from the Criminal Justice System and emergency services, choosing Greenwich gives you a head-start for careers in forensic sciences.

Our Forensic Science degree gives you hands-on investigative experience in our dedicated crime scene facility, complete with a purpose-built vehicle examination garage and modern laboratories. You’ll carry out research in specialist decomposition and entomology spaces and work through realistic crime scenes, mass disaster simulations and Disaster Victim Identification exercises in our mock mortuary. To further enhance your employability, exciting sandwich placement opportunities are available, allowing you to gain invaluable real‑world experience and industry insight as part of your degree.

We have introduced new criminology modules that will enhance your learning in areas of criminal justice and the media and our new scenario-based investigation offers an authentic style of teaching spanning all years of the programme aligning theoretical knowledge to practical skills for forensic scientists, bringing to life the “Crime Scene to Court” approach with industry support from our partners at Forensic Access Limited. Gain the confidence to report and present your findings in keeping with the Forensic Regulators Codes of Practice.

Teaching is delivered by industry professionals with extensive practical expertise, and you’ll collaborate with specialists from Kent Fire Brigade, the Metropolitan and Kent Police Services, Counter Terrorism, UKDVI and the Natural History Museum. The degree is accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, with discounted membership throughout your studies.

Whether you’re interested in homicide investigation, blood pattern analysis, molecular biology, fingerprints, toxicology or ballistics, the course gives you a strong start in your forensic career.

What you should know about this course

• No 3 London university overall (Complete University Guide 2027)

• Our team of forensic professionals have used their years of industry experience to design an accredited course

• We offer vehicle crime scenes, flexible interior crime scenes, and extensive grounds and woodland for exterior searching/mock-crime scenarios

• Gain a foundation in criminological perspectives to understand crime, taught by industry professionals with extensive on-the-job forensic service experience

• 100% of students feel that their course develops their knowledge and skills they will need for their future (National Student Survey, 2025)

Course Modules

All degree courses are made up of modules – individual units of study on different topics. Some modules are compulsory; others can be chosen from a list of options. Our website has full details of your degree structures, module content, and how each module is assessed. The direct link to this course on our website can be found at the bottom of this page.

https://www.gre.ac.uk/undergraduate-courses/engsci/forensic-science-criminology-bsc-hons/2027#prog-study

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences