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University degree

Forensic Science with Criminology and Industrial Placement

Whitefield Academy Trust
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Ottalie · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

On this exciting four-year course, you’ll learn from experts in the Criminal Justice System and emergency services and get the chance to impress an employer during a placement year.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts1%
48-63 pts7%
64-79 pts15%
80-95 pts20%
96-111 pts19%
112-127 pts19%
128-143 pts9%
144-159 pts7%
160-175 pts2%
How they qualified
85% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels85%
an Access course5%
no formal qualifications5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
In work or further study after
80%
Continue past first year
86%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£24,500
3 years on
£30,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Administrative occupations10%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled20%
Protective service occupationsHighly skilled10%
Caring personal services10%
Process, plant and machine operatives10%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled5%
Sales occupations10%
Legal professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
86%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching89%
Assessment & feedback87%
Academic support88%
Well organised83%
Learning resources78%
Student community86%
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Whitefield Academy Trust's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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