Forensic Science MSc at Anglia Ruskin University
Forensic Science (MSc)
Course summaryCourse type: Postgraduate Taught Course
Location of study: Cambridge
Length of course: FT 1 year
Start date: September
Awards: MSc
Entry requirements: Good BSc (Hons) or BA (Hons) degree or equivalent in Forensic Science, a related science subject or other cognate or acceptable subject. Applications from experienced practitioners lacking a formal degree qualification will also be considered.
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The subject matter included in the programme has been chosen to reflect the probable professional needs of potential students (and their potential employers) and the expertise of Anglia Ruskin staff. The course is heavily biased towards analytical science in the broad sense since such skills appear to be those most in demand from both the specialist forensic science industry and the wider science/technology-based market.
Course content
For the MSc, Trimester one, all students take Mastering the Crime Scene. Non-forensic science graduates also take Laboratory Methodologies in Forensic Science, whilst Forensic Science graduates take Mastering Forensic Science.
In Trimester two, students take Preparing for Work and Research in Forensic Science (which may include an element of work placement) and one of either Advanced Chemical Criminalistics or Advanced Biological Criminalistics.
The third trimester is taken up by the Masters Research Project.
Methods of teaching and learning
A diverse array of lectures, laboratory classes, mini-project work, tutorials, and group work is used in the delivery of the subject material. Students will be expected to work unsupervised, on their own initiative, outside of formal scheduled contact time.
Benefits to you
The course will permit students to develop a range of analytical skills focused on and with particular relevance to the needs of forensic science. Students will develop these skills in an explicitly forensic environment.
A good grounding in the design and implementation of a programme of research will also be obtained.
Benefits to your organisation
Employers will benefit from graduates with a highly developed skill-base in specialised analytical methodologies. Graduates from this programme will also have a very good grounding in the theory and practice of good laboratory practice, valid analytical measurement and other quality assurance and management issues.
Associated careers
In addition to employment in specialist forensic science laboratories, a wide range of careers in the chemical, biological, environment, pharmaceutical, and law-enforcement industries would be available to those successfully completing this course.
Assessment
This is mostly a combination of laboratory and court reports (witness statements), oral presentations and closed examinations. Some essay and report writing is required. Research project is by submission of dissertation and oral presentation.
Special features
All the lecturers on the course are experienced forensic practitioners and most are actively engaged with casework. The equipment base is new (<3 years old) and housed in recently refurbished laboratories. State-of-the-art facilities in gene sequencing, drug analysis and forensic spectroscopy are particularly noteworthy.
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