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Forensic Science

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
BSc (Hons) On-Campus Full-time 3 - 5 years September £9535 per year £20685 per year
Course fee notes

September 2026 entry: 

  • £9,535 per year (UK, ROI & CI)
  • £20,685 per year (Int'l) 
  • Foundation Year: £9,535 (UK, ROI & CI) £20,685 (Int'l)
  • Placement year: See website for details 

For fees and funding information, please visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ug-funding

About Forensic Science, BSc (Hons) - at Bournemouth University (BU)

Why study BSc (Hons) Forensic Science?

  • Taught by professional practitioners and guest speakers who are experts in their respective fields, including forensic DNA profiling, crime scene investigation and forensic toxicology
  • You will be taught in contemporary lecture halls and state-of-the-art labs where you’ll use cutting-edge equipment
  • Take part in invaluable lab and fieldwork experience, including mock crime scenes and a live-fire exercise
  • Provided with theoretical and practical training covering crime scene science, toxicology, chemistry and molecular biology
  • Gain valuable work experience on your placement if you choose to take one and springboard into a career as a forensic investigator post-graduation
  • You'll be career-ready, with 88% of graduates from our forensic and archaeological sciences courses in employment or further study after 15 months. (source DiscoverUni 2023)

Exploring crime scene science, toxicology, chemistry, and molecular biology, this degree is designed to be one of the most modern and relevant of its kind. It has been engineered to give you an understanding of the theory and practice of forensic science.


Entry requirements for this course

Contact Bournemouth University (BU) to find course entry requirements.


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