Undergraduate study
     

Crime Scene & Forensic Science

Our focus is on your career path, not just your graduation day. We emphasise team projects, problem solving and case study exercises. We help blend theory and knowledge in the context of business, society and the environment – developing the skills employers value most. We're an established UK centre for forensic and crime scene science education. Our courses are based on scientific investigation principles – they give you a mix of scientific understanding and broader analytical, management and professional skills.

Crime Scene & Forensic Science

Our graduates are employed by a wide variety of organisations and companies, including the police service and other branches of law enforcement. Our courses also provide routes into a much wider range of graduate careers not directly associated with the police and law enforcement.

All of the science-based programmes are founded on a single underlying philosophy which underpins them - ‘to develop the problem solvers, innovators and leaders of the future’.

Our science-based degree routes are accredited or recognised by the relevant professional body or are in the process of seeking accreditation.

We offer an International Foundation Year (Science & Engineering) if you are an international student with a science and mathematics background, and may benefit from improving your English language and study skills before joining an undergraduate science or engineering degree course.
International Foundation Year (Science & Engineering)

First-class facilities

Crime and Investigation is based in the School of Social Sciences & Law in the Clarendon Building which has specialist teaching facilities, an open-access computing laboratory and a student centre. The Building has an excellent range of specialist laboratories and several experimental/research rooms equipped with digital cameras and recording/playback facilities. We also have a Court Room with the latest recording and transmitting facilities and we utilise the Crime Scene House Laboratory.

If you are seeking an accredited science-based degree course then these are provided by the School of Science & Engineering and are supported by a Crime Scene House Laboratory (the most comprehensive university facility of its kind in the UK), a Digital Evidence Laboratory and a Vehicle Examination Laboratory. Further laboratories are equipped with a full range of optical microscopes, chemical analysis equipment and a DNA suite which allows us to produce DNA profiles. In addition to the above facilities, the Trading Standards and Consumer Protection Laboratory has some of the latest specialist weights and measures and testing equipment. In addition, use is made of the realistic replica court room at the University to enhance further your learning opportunities.

Quality teaching

At Teesside we are committed to providing a stimulating and supportive environment and are dedicated to encouraging you to achieve your potential. We aim to produce graduates with a thorough grounding in their discipline as well as helping you develop a range of technical, analytical, organisational and IT skills you will find useful in any career. The academic staff in the School of Science & Engineering, who deliver the science undergraduate programmes, have real experience from previous careers in their field and they use this experience to bring your studies to life.

Research

The Centre for Forensic Investigation plays a key role in developing research and education at both national and international levels in crime scene science, forensic science, forensic investigation and disaster management. All our students, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, have the opportunity to carry out research projects into current topics affecting the investigative process and supporting the criminal justice system. Staff are also actively involved in research at the forefront of their specialist fields. Through our Centre for Forensic Investigation we have extensive links and collaborative projects with UK and international forensic science users and providers.

Crime Scene & Forensic Science

Excellent prospects

Science-based degree graduates can seek employment in a wide range of sectors. They are not restricted to roles as forensics and crime scene investigators but have enhanced employment prospects in sectors which include chemistry scientific laboratories, chemical and processing industries, the legal profession, the probation service, the police, the Ministry of Defence, the Home Office, trading standards, criminal justice agencies, forensic science laboratories and retail legal compliance, to name just a few.

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  • Take part in simulation and training exercises in our police station, digital evidence lab, DNA analysis and fingerprinting facilities, vehicle examination lab and crime scene house
  • Qualify with a degree accredited by the Forensic Science Society
  • Benefit from our close links with the Home Office, forensic science providers, National Policing Improvement Agency and the police
  • Test the results of your evidence in our fully equipped replica courtroom