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Forensic Science

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 22 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
Preston Campus
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Course summary

Course Overview

Explore the science of investigation, learning the skills to collect, analyse and interpret evidence. It’s a highly specialised course, designed to put you on a high-impact career path.

Why study with us

  • You’ll learn the theory and practice of forensic investigation, crime scene processing and laboratory-based analysis.

  • Learn from experts in their fields, whether seasoned CSIs, former police professionals or leading academics. This combination of teaching staff allows us to build on the many years' experience of senior practitioners and research developments at the cutting-edge of the discipline.

  • Our course provides an excellent starting point for a career in the competitive sector of forensic science. You’ll find our former students working in all sorts of forensic science settings – as CSI, police officers, scientific support personnel and intelligence analysts, at home and overseas.

What you'll do

  • You’ll work in labs equipped with cutting-edge microscopy and analytical equipment, and at our outdoor facility for research in forensic taphonomy and decomposition.

  • As well as covering modules focused on the core aspects of Forensic Science, you can focus on specialist areas like genetics, toxicology and anthropology.

  • You can take a sandwich-year placement, developing vital career-boosting skills in a local hospital laboratory or with a scientific research project.

Accreditations

  • This course is accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, demonstrating that it provides a solid, widely respected route into the highly competitive field of forensic and criminal investigation.

Future Careers

By the time you graduate from our Forensic Science BSc (Hons) programme, you will be well placed to start an exciting career in areas of forensic science, biological sciences or chemical analysis.

Modules

Please visit The University of Central Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.

Professional bodies

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

  • Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Preston Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 22 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
F410
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
F410
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
72 points

including A2 Chemistry, Biology or Applied Science

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMP

BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science to include Merit in six of the following modules:

Principles and Applications of Science I
Practical Scientific Procedures and Techniques
Science Investigation Skills
Laboratory Techniques and their Application
Principles and Applications of Science II Investigative Project
Physiology of Human Body Systems
Human Regulation and Reproduction
Biological Molecules and Metabolic Pathways
Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Diseases and Infection
Applications of Inorganic Chemistry
Applications of Organic Chemistry
Microbiology and Microbiological Techniques
Industrial Chemical Reactions
Practical Chemical Analysis
Biomedical Science
Materials Science
Forensic Evidence Collection and Analysis
Forensic Fire Investigation

Access to HE Diploma

72 points including 15 level 3 credits in Chemistry, Biology or Applied Science

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Widening participation is at the core of our mission. We believe in helping people to seize every opportunity to flourish in education and work, for life. We offer reduced entry tariffs for students from areas of relative disadvantage, with lower rates of participation in higher education, as well as those who have spent time in the care system. Simply include your care leaver status and postcode on your UCAS application and we will automatically make you a contextual offer if you are eligible.

Learn more on the University of Lancashire website

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This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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