USW的法医学学位获得了英国特许法医学学会的认可，在刑法和民法背景下提供了一系列科学的高度实际应用。您将获得化学，生物学和其他科学领域的知识和技能，重点是如何将其应用于犯罪现场科学和刑事调查。法医科学课程非常注重就业能力，您将研究从犯罪现场到法庭的整个过程。您将接受犯罪现场调查以及证据的实验室分析及其解释方面的标准实践和技术方面的培训。您将学习法医学的专业分支，包括犯罪学，法化学，法生物学，人类学，火灾调查和毒理学。我们的法证科学课程具有非常强大的科学基础，这意味着您将可以在许多科学领域工作。
Accredited by The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, USW's Forensic Science degree provides the highly practical application of a range of sciences in the context of criminal and civil law. Youll gain knowledge and skills from the fields of chemistry, biology and other sciences, with a focus on how they are applied in crime scene science and criminal investigation. The Forensic Science course has a strong focus on employability and youll study the entire process from crime scene to court. You will be trained in standard practices and techniques used in crime scene investigation, as well as laboratory analysis of evidence and its interpretation. Youll study specialist branches of forensic science, including criminalistics, forensic chemistry, forensic biology, anthropology, fire investigation and toxicology. Our Forensic Science course has a very strong scientific base, which means youll be employable in a number of scientific sectors.<br><br>Students on our forensic science degree will gain an excellent portfolio of practical skills that are in demand by employers, plus you will be trained using the same instruments and techniques as practising forensic scientists, which will give you an advantage when applying for graduate positions. The skills and knowledge of our forensic science graduates are highly desirable and can be used in other scientific areas such as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, or in postgraduate study such as Masters, Doctorate and fast-track medicine. Graduates have gained employment with some of the UK's leading forensic science service providers, becoming reporting scientists, or working in the wider analytical sector where highly skilled graduates are in demand.