Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Forensic Science (Foundation Year) (F413)

The Forensic Science (Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) degree focuses on the science and investigative techniques required for a career in forensics.

This four-year course has a built-in foundation year (Year 0), designed to help students enter higher education if they can’t meet the entry requirements or don’t hold the traditional qualifications they require to enrol on an undergraduate degree. Students will graduate with the same title and award as students on the standard Forensic Science three-year course.

London Metropolitan University's Forensic Science (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) course will provide students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of forensic science. It will equip them with a range of scientific techniques to examine problems of a biological or chemical nature within the context of forensic science.

The foundation year will equip students with the fundamental knowledge of scientific disciplines including biochemistry, chemistry and biology. London Metropolitan University will help students develop their study and transferable skills in time management, writing and mathematics, enabling them to start the subsequent years of their study with confidence. There will also be an introduction to the laboratory environment, as well as to the simple biological and biochemical procedures relevant to any science degree.

Students will share their foundation year with students completing Year 0 from other disciplines, which will allow them to share their ideas and meet people with different academic interests.

During the subsequent three years, students will be joined by students from the standard three-year course and study a wide range of challenging and engaging subjects including anatomy, physiology, criminalistics, DNA technology, biochemical toxicology and forensic interference from biological remains.

If, at the end of the foundation year, students find themselves wanting to specialise in a different area of human sciences, there will be flexibility to do so.

An International Bright Futures Scholarship in the amount of £3,000 will automatically be applied to eligible students with overseas fee status starting a degree with London Met in the 2024/25 academic year. This scholarship includes a tuition fee reduction for the duration of students' studies and is applicable to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Tuition Deposit is £4,000 for all students excluding those from Punjab and Haryana for whom the deposit amount will remain at 50%