Forensic Science (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire
Forensic Science (with a Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), F416) at University of Staffordshire asked for 112–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 120 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 41% had fewer than the 120 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, an Access course 1%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F416 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- 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 yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback78%83%
Academic support82%90%
Organisation and management77%81%
Learning resources88%92%
Student voice77%78%
35 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£21.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying5% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
30%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Administrative occupations25%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
forensic science physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Surrey | Chemistry with Forensic Investigation with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 96 - 123 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Criminology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Staffordshire | Forensic Science (with a Placement Year) this course | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 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 |
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at University of Staffordshire
- Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Investigation - January BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Investigation (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Investigation (with a Placement Year) BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Investigation (with a Placement Year) - January BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science - January BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science (with a Placement Year) - January BSc (Hons)