Why study Forensic Sciences?
Learn the forensic techniques that underpin the recording, recovery, identification, examination and interpretation of evidence. Ranked TOP in Scotland for student satisfaction (CUG 2025).
Join this highly practical and accredited Forensic Sciences degree. It's hands-on, so you'll examine crime scenes in our purpose-built facilities, and learn forensic analysis techniques in the lab. You'll also go on fact-finding field trips to places like the mortuary and observe bomb disposal experts at work. You'll study the kind of techniques used in police investigations, and learn how the criminal justice system works.
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Work skills and placement options
There are work placement opportunities, plus you’ll be taught by academics who’ve come directly from industry and forensic researchers at the cutting edge of their field.
You’ll also work in teams, develop problem solving and communication skills, and learn how to give presentations. These work-based skills are all useful, whatever you decide to do after you graduate.
Current forensic analysis techniques
You’ll learn about the current procedures and protocols used in major forensic labs including crime scene examination, DNA and body fluid analysis, substances of abuse and trace evidence. You’ll also explore the forensic responses to some of the most significant disaster events in recent history, and how to identify human remains through fingerprints, tattoos, piercings and more.
Accreditation: The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences
This course is professionally accredited and commended by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS), which means you can apply to become a student member.
Ranked No. 5 in the UK for Forensic Sciences (Complete University Guide 2026) and TOP in Scotland for Student Satisfaction (CUG 2025).