Criminology & Forensic Science (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University, Newcastle
Criminology & Forensic Science (Extended Degree) (BSc (Hons), Z049) at Northumbria University, Newcastle: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on northumbria.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check northumbria.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
185 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 7%, an Access course 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- Z049 · Z0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- 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 yearSubject at this uni
84%
still studying
UK 85%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
8%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
235 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%
Learning opportunities81%86%
Assessment and feedback77%84%
Academic support78%90%
Organisation and management75%83%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice67%80%
170 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£21k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
62% working9% working and studying17% studying10% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
30%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Elementary occupations25%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Protective service occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 8ST
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Northumbria University
- 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 BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 128–143 |
| Northumbria University, Newcastle | Criminology & Forensic Science (Extended Degree) this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at Northumbria University, Newcastle
- Criminology and Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Sciences (Extended Degree) BSc (Hons)