Forensic Science at Northumbria University, Newcastle
Forensic Science (BSc (Hons), F410) at Northumbria University, Newcastle: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F410 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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
90%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%90%
Learning opportunities86%89%
Assessment and feedback71%83%
Academic support77%90%
Organisation and management70%81%
Learning resources91%92%
Student voice64%78%
30 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£22k5 years£26.5k
£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 onThis course
70% working15% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 47%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 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
forensic science physical sciences
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 | Forensic Science this course | — | 128–143 |
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at Northumbria University, Newcastle
- Criminology & Forensic Science (Extended Degree) BSc (Hons)
- Criminology and Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Sciences (Extended Degree) BSc (Hons)