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• Year one

Overview

The first year modules will introduce you to basic scientific principles, such as hypotheses development and testing, laboratory procedures and protocols, health and safety and data presentation and analysis across the range of bioscience disciplines studied. The essential bioscience principles begin from the molecular level building up to cellular processes and extending to organism physiology systems. The first year will also include an introduction to crime scene investigation, evidence recovery and laboratory application.

Modules

• Human Physiology in Health and Disease

• Biochemistry and Microbiology

• Cell and Molecular Biology

• Essential Forensic Science

• Skills for Forensic Sciences 1 and 2

• Year two

Overview

This process is continued throughout the second year where we develop your awareness of the structure and function of key biochemical molecules, such as DNA, RNA, proteins, enzymes and carbohydrates. You will also study the biology of cells – creation, differentiation and death; intra and inter cellular communication pathways; protein production and delivery and tissue integration. You will also build upon the forensic skills learnt at level one including additional focus on fingerprint enhancement and sex offences.

Modules

• Molecular Genetics

• Cell Biology

• Principles of Forensic Science

• Contemporary Skills for Forensic Sciences 1 and 2

• Research Skills for Forensic Sciences

• Placement year

Overview

Optional Enhancement Year

Modules

• Professional Experience Sandwich Year

• Study Abroad

• Final year

Overview

In the final year of your studies you will focus on law, witness statement writing and court reporting. You will be given first hand experience of defending your statement in a real courtroom setting as an expert witness.

You also have the choice to follow themes of either human physiology or microbiology. You can develop your interest in human physiology – studying whole body systems such as cardio-pulmonary, respiratory, reproductive, neurological and/or renal systems – or follow a more microbiological route, by studying prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, viruses, phagocytes, immune responses and epidemiology. In your final year, you can continue the microbiology specialisation by extending the second year module ‘Infection and Immunity’ to the third year module ‘Medical Microbiology’. For human physiology, you would extend the second year specialist module ‘Systemic Physiology’ to the third year module ‘Clinical Physiology’.

You can further customise your degree by selecting either the ‘Cancer Biology’ module or the ‘Applied Human Genetics’ module.

Modules

• Research Design for Biological and Forensic Sciences

• Independent Project in Biological and Forensic Sciences

• Advanced Forensic Science

• Forensic Identification

Optional modules

1 from the following:

• Clinical Physiology
• Medical Microbiology

1 from the following:

• Cancer Biology
• Applied Human Genetics