Crime Scene and Forensic Investigation in criminal justice at Queen Mary University Of London
Crime Scene and Forensic Investigation Foundation Degree
Course description
Course outline
Assessment
Career Opportunities
Teaching and assessment
Entry requirements
Specific Entry Requirements
Further information
CF94 FDSc
Two years
Course description
This degree is unique; no comparable course exists in the UK or Europe. Students are prepared for a career as a civilian crime scene practitioner. The degree, delivered in partnership with City and Islington College and the Metropolitan Police Forensic Service, has been constructed with the help of the Metropolitan Police Forensic Command Unit and New Scotland Yard. Students process simulated crime scenes using a dedicated suite of rooms and undertake laboratory work in a forensically clean suite.Students will mainly be based at City and Islington College. Fieldwork includes sessions at the Metropolitan Police car pound. This course is not suitable for students wishing for a career as a laboratory forensic scientist or analyst (see C7F4 BSc Biochemistry with Forensic Science, C7FK BSc Molecular Biology with Forensic Science, and F1F4 Chemistry with Forensic Science [new windows])
Course outline
Year 1
Core course units:
Anatomy and Physiology I
Forensic Photography
Integrated Work Based Learning I
Forensic Evidence and Law I
Health, Safety and Quality at Scenes of Crime
Applied Chemical and Physical Sciences I
Applied Forensic Biology I
Year 2
Core course units:
Anatomy and Physiology II
Personal and Professional Development for Forensic Practitioners
Applied Forensic Biology II
Applied Chemical and Physical Sciences II
Forensic Evidence and Law II
Numeracy, Maths and IT
Work Based Learning II
Assessment
For all programmes you must take eight course units in each academic year. Each course unit is assessed from a combination of theory examinations (most make up 75 per cent of the mark) and from coursework (for example practical reports, field course reports, essays, and mini-tests). Final year students undertake a research project which can be one or two units and these are assessed only by a detailed written report and, with two unit projects, an oral interview. There are no mid-session exams and the main examination period is April/May, with August for deferred exams and resits. The August exams are useful to help with progression as students need normally six (first year) or 12 (second year) units to progress. A pass in a resit examination is limited to 40 per cent. Theory examinations are normally two hours 15 minutes for first and second years, and three hours for final year papers. For further information regarding assessment for specific courses, please see: www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/admissions [new window].