Forensic Science and Criminology (With Foundation Year) at University of Bedfordshire
Forensic Science and Criminology (With Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), F42F) at University of Bedfordshire asked for 32–48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on beds.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 48 points
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 beds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, no formal qualifications 15%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F42F · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%88%
Learning opportunities96%86%
Assessment and feedback92%84%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management88%83%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice92%80%
25 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£19.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
60%
use what they learned
UK 44%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Luton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- LU1 3JU
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Luton Campus
- 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.
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at University of Bedfordshire
- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science and Criminology BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science and Criminology (With Professional Practice Year) BSc (Hons)