F4 Forensic and archaeological sciences course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting F4 means forensic and archaeological sciences, in the physical sciences area (F). 115 courses at 44 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 72 and 112 UCAS points; 23 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often BBB - ABB. Another 69 joint honours courses carry F4 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• F410 25
• F412 14
• F411 11
• F413 9
• F400 6
• F420 5
• F401 3
• F402 3
• F415 3
• F421 3
• F403 2
• F416 2
• F41F 2
• F404 1
• F405 1
• F406 1
• F407 1
• F408 1
• F409 1
• F40X 1
• F414 1
• F41S 1
• F424 1
• F425 1
• F426 1
• F42F 1
• F42L 1
• F430 1
• F471 1
• F478 1
• F480 1
• F490 1
• F492 1
• F4DF 1
• F4FY 1
• F4G4 with computer science (older codes) 1
• F4L6 with anthropology 1
• F4L7 with human geography 1
• F4M9 with other law, often criminology 1
• F4W8 with creative writing 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying F4 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with F1 chemistry 7
• with M9 other law, often criminology 6
• with L6 anthropology 5
• with C8 psychology 4
• with G5 information systems (older codes) 4
• with G1 mathematics 3
• with V1 history by period 3
• with B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology 2
• with D3 animal science 2
• with F3 physics 2
• with G4 computer science (older codes) 2
• with L3 sociology 2
• with L9 other social studies 2
• with A0 no standard meaning 1
• with B9 other subjects allied to medicine 1
• with C1 biology 1
• with C2 botany 1
• with C6 sport and exercise science 1
• with C7 molecular biology and biochemistry 1
• with C9 other biological sciences 1
• with F2 materials science 1
• with F6 geology 1
• with F8 physical geography 1
• with G7 artificial intelligence (older codes) 1
• with H8 chemical, process and energy engineering 1
• with L7 human geography 1
• with L8 development studies 1
• with M2 law by topic 1
• with M8 law, unlisted subject 1
• with P2 public relations and advertising 1
• with Q4 ancient languages 1
• with V3 history by topic, incl. art history 1
• with V4 archaeology 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• forensic science 73
• archaeological sciences 12
• archaeology 11
• criminology 5
• policing 4
• forensic anthropology 2

Universities

• University of Staffordshire 8
• Keele University 6
• Anglia Ruskin University 5
• Bournemouth University 5
• University of Bedfordshire 5
• University of Exeter 5
• Canterbury Christ Church University 4
• Durham University 4
• Nottingham Trent University 4
• UCL (University College London) 4
• University of Bradford 4
• University of Derby 4
• University of Greenwich 4
• University of Winchester 4
• Coventry University 3
• Kingston University 3
• University of Wolverhampton 3
• Bristol, UWE 2
• Cardiff University 2
• De Montfort University 2
• Liverpool John Moores University 2
• Teesside University 2
• University of Aberdeen 2
• University of Hull 2
• University of Lincoln 2
• University of Suffolk 2
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2
• University of the West of Scotland 2
• University of West London 2
• University of Worcester 2
• Abertay University 1
• Aberystwyth University 1
• City of Bristol College 1
• Glasgow Caledonian University 1
• London South Bank University 1
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 1
• Robert Gordon University 1
• Sheffield Hallam University 1
• Swansea University 1
• University of Kent 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Leicester 1
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 1
• Wrexham University 1

Courses