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University degree
Forensic Science
Whitefield Academy Trust
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 30% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course
Are you excited by the idea of searching for evidence that could help solve a crime? Our forensic science course offers a new crime scene facility with a purpose-built vehicle examination garage and modern lab spaces. We'll guide you through practical crime scenes and mass disaster scenarios, and you can try out a Disaster Victim Identification in our mock mortuary.
Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts25%
64-79 pts35%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts15%
128-143 pts10%
144-159 pts5%
How they qualified
90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels90%
an Access course5%
Other5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts Pay & prospects
80%
In work or further study after
70%
Continue past first year
86%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£27,000
3 years on
£30,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Administrative occupations10%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled20%
Caring personal services10%
Protective service occupationsHighly skilled10%
Process, plant and machine operatives10%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled5%
Sales occupations10%
Legal professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
86%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching89%
Assessment & feedback87%
Academic support88%
Well organised83%
Learning resources78%
Student community86%
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Where this degree can lead
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