About Bsc (hons) Forensic Science (including Foundation Year) in University of South Wales
The Foundation course in Forensic Science is for students who don’t meet the entry for the BSc (Hons) Forensic Science degree. You’ll start by completing a foundation year, which provides well structured support, allowing you to develop your scientific skills and knowledge.
Accredited by The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, this Forensic Science course has a strong focus on employability and you’ll study the entire process from crime scene to court.
Following successful completion of a common first year curriculum, students choose to follow either an Analytical or a Biology Forensic Science pathway depending upon their personal preference during the second and subsequent third year.
You will be trained in standard practices and techniques used in crime scene investigation, as well as laboratory analysis of evidence and its interpretation. You’ll study specialist branches of forensic science, including criminalistics, chemistry, biology, anthropology, major scene investigation and toxicology.
Our Forensic Science course has a very strong scientific base, which means you’ll be employable in a number of scientific sectors.
Academic qualification equivalents
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each band)
- USW English test (known as the Password test) – this is a free english test that can be completed in India. Please email india@southwales.ac.uk for further details.
University Of South Wales-UK Highlights
| UG/PG Course Ratio |
1 : 0.66 |
| No.of Campuses |
4 |
| Yearly Hostel & Meals Expense |
£ 3600 |
| International Students Website |
http://international.southwales.ac.uk/ |
| Students belonging to |
120 Countries |
| No of Indian Students |
232 |
University of South Wales The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
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Tuition Fee |
Scholarship |
| UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES |
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| Degree/HND/Foundation Degree courses in Business or Creative Industries (per year) |
£13,200 |
£1,500-£2,500 |
| Degree/HND/Foundation Degree courses in Computing, Engineering, Sciences or Education (per year) |
£13,500 |
£1,500-£2,500 |
| Degree/HND placement year |
£2,700 |
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| BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Top Up) |
£13,500 |
£1,500-£2,500 |
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| POSTGRADUATE DEGREES |
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| MBA Global/Legal Practice Course/PgDip Legal Practice Course |
£15,000 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
| LLM Laws/MBA/MA/MSc in Business or Creative Industries |
£14,100 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
| MA/MSc in Computing, Engineering, Sciences or Education |
£14,300 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
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| RESEARCH DEGREES |
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| Full-time research fee (per year) |
£15,000 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
| Part-time research fee (per year) |
£7,500 |
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| Full-time DBA (100% of fees apply to Years 1 and 2, 50% in Years 3, and a writing up fee of £3,750 in Year 4) |
£12,500 |
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| ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY SKILLS |
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| 25 weeks |
£9,125 |
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| 20 weeks |
£7,300 |
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| 15 weeks |
£5,475 |
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| 10 weeks |
£3,650 |
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| 5 weeks |
£1,825 |
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