Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) at Bristol, UWE
Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), F41F) at Bristol, UWE asked for See entry requirements in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on courses.uwe.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~See entry requirements
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check courses.uwe.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F41F · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences provides an accreditation system for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in forensic science and related topics. Accreditation is given provided the course content meets with the Society's component standards which provide a quality endorsement of the course. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback83%83%
Academic support87%90%
Organisation and management83%81%
Learning resources96%92%
Student voice68%78%
15 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working5% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
30%
use what they learned
UK 47%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS16 1QY
Subjects
forensic science physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of the West of England
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Forensic and archaeological sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Crime and Investigative Studies BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Applied Criminology with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Archaeology MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bradford | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Forensic Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Criminology and Forensic Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 - 56 points | under 96 |
| Bournemouth University | Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| Bristol, UWE | Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) this course | See entry requirements | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Archaeology and Heritage Science BSc (Hons) | — | 144–159 |
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at Bristol, UWE
- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)