Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation at University of Lancashire
Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation (BSc (Hons), FM42) at University of Lancashire asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancashire.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow 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 lancashire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
120 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, an Access course 3%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FM42 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences + M2 law by topic
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- 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
88%
still studying
UK 85%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
150 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%90%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback83%83%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management81%81%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice83%78%
100 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
69% working7% working and studying10% studying4% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
48%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
71%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
43%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Elementary occupations14%
- Sales occupations14%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
- Natural and social science professionals8%
- Protective service occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 170 graduates · 52% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Preston, North West England, England
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
Subjects
forensic science physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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.
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More general, applied and forensic sciences at University of Lancashire
- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)