Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year
This Masters has been specifically designed to appeal to both graduates of forensic science, and graduates of other analytical science degrees. It enables you to: advance your scientific analysis skills and apply these to a forensic science context, develop your own specialisms (such as in entomology, fire analysis or drug analysis), and pursue your own research interests.
You will learn to use your scientific knowledge in practical ways, working closely with our expert lecturers to undertake research and gain insight into industry.
This Masters covers a broad range of subjects relating to the application, interpretation and validation of laboratory based analytical techniques. For instance, we will cover areas such as:
advanced professional and employability skills for forensic scientists
separation science/chromatography
advanced bioanalytical techniques, such as biological presumptives / screening, ELISA/EIA, PCR, capillary electrophoresis, advanced microscopy
advanced analysis of crime scenes and evidence, which may include fire, entomology, blood pattern, DVI/anthropology, drugs and more
spectroscopy and structural analysis
research methods and data interpretation.
Applicants should have a 2:2 or above in BSc Hons Forensic Science; degrees in related analytical science subjects will also be considered.
If English is not your first language, you will also need IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in each skills area.
Having an MSc in Forensic Science will give you a competitive edge in the jobs market over those with just undergraduate degrees. On this MSc for instance, you will be able to develop your specialism and build up more practical laboratory experience. You will also have postgraduate-level research experience, which the industry now recognises as important, following publication of guidance and legislation such as The Forensics Review (2019) and the Forensic Science Regulator Act (2021). Both these documents stress the need for continuing research, innovation and development in forensic science, to ensure greater effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System.
This MSc ensures you develop essential technical skills and knowledge that can be applied in many professional contexts. Of course, it will give you the specialist skills required to work in the forensic science industry, in areas such as crime scene investigation or analysis of evidence. However, it will also enable you to pursue other career paths within the analytical sciences, such as in:
chemical and biomedical sciences
pharmaceutical analysis
clinical and forensic toxicology
food safety and environmental analysis
doctoral research
teaching and lecturing.
Professional Forensic Scientist
Separation Sciences
Advanced Bioanalytical Techniques
Advanced Crime Scene and Evidence Analysis
Spectroscopy and Structural Analysis
Research Methods and Data Interpretation
Research Project
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