Criminology & Forensic Investigation at University Centre South Essex

Criminology & Forensic Investigation (BSc (Hons), LF64) at University Centre South Essex asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southessex.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check southessex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, an Access course 20%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: LF64 · L6 anthropology + F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

70%

still studying

UK 85%

15%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

20 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%90%

Learning opportunities92%89%

Assessment and feedback81%83%

Academic support91%90%

Organisation and management85%81%

Learning resources64%92%

Student voice82%78%

15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£22k5 years

£26.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

50% working10% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Southend-on-Sea, East of England, England
Postcode: SS1 1ND

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Subjects

forensic science physical sciences
criminology social sciences

Campus

Campus: Southend
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Forensic and archaeological sciences at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
University of Chester	Criminology and Forensic Biology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University of Derby	Forensic Science with Criminology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University of Lancashire	Forensic Science BSc (Hons)	72 points	112–127
Canterbury Christ Church University	Applied Criminology with Forensic Investigation with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Coventry University	Biological and Forensic Sciences with foundation year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Kingston University	Forensic Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	112–127
London South Bank University	Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
University Centre South Essex	Criminology & Forensic Investigation this course	64 points	—
Bucks New University	Criminology and Forensic Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 - 56 points	under 96
Keele University	Forensic Biology with Foundation Year Msci (Hon)	56 points	112–127
University of West London	Forensic Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	56 points	112–127

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