Forensic Science with Science Foundation Year at University of Lincoln
Forensic Science with Science Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F411) at University of Lincoln asked for 88 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lincoln.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 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 lincoln.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.
40 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F411 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- 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 yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%90%
Learning opportunities97%89%
Assessment and feedback92%83%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management96%81%
Learning resources95%92%
Student voice90%78%
15 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£21k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working15% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Protective service occupations20%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lincoln, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LN6 7TS
Subjects
forensic science physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Lincoln 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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Forensic Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Forensic Investigation (Direct Entry) BSc (Hons) | CCC | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Criminal Justice and Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 112–127 |
| Teesside University | Computer and Digital Forensics (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 88 points | 128–143 |
| University Centre Peterborough | Forensic and Police Investigation BSc (Hons) | 88 points | under 96 |
| University of Lincoln | Forensic Science with Science Foundation Year this course | 88 points | under 96 |
| University of Hull | Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of Suffolk | Forensic Sciences FdSc | 80 points | under 96 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Archaeological Science BSc (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | — |
| University of Chester | Criminology and Forensic Biology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
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More general, applied and forensic sciences at University of Lincoln
- Forensic Biology BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Biology with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)