BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Forensic Science

You’ll learn to use technology to create new opportunities and to solve a wide range of problems, benefiting every aspect of society from the home to business, government, and beyond. Our teaching is informed by research, and we also reflect what’s happening now in the industry. You will follow a set of modules providing a specialism in information systems, evolutionary systems, or creative computing. You’ll have access to our own computing labs, based on Microsoft Windows and Linux, plus a wide range of software. This degree builds the essential skills which are in demand from employers looking for systems analysts, software engineers, and consultants. You’ll graduate with a wide range of computing skills plus a highly developed approach to problem-solving.

Year 1

• Programming I – Programming Fundamentals
• Fundamentals of Computing
• Communication, Confidence, and Competence
• Forensic Chemistry and Analysis
• Forensic Identification and Investigation

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Cybercrime
• Systems and Architecture
• Computer Animation and Multimedia
• Natural Computation
• Introduction to Interaction Design

Year 2

• Software Engineering
• Forensic Genetics
• Spectroscopy and Advanced Analysis
• Criminalistic Methods
• Drugs of Abuse

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Web Technologies
• Programming II – Data Structures and Algorithms
• Mobile Application Development
• Computational and Artificial Intelligence I
• Database Systems
• Advanced Programming Practices
• Individual Study Topic in Computer Science
• Digital Forensics

Year 3

• Third Year Double Project – ISP
• Evaluation of evidence, explosives, and arson
• Forensic Science Team Research Project – ISP
• Forensic Toxicology

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Software Engineering Project Management
• Games Computing
• Advanced Information Systems
• Advanced Databases and Applications
• Communications and Networks
• Advanced Web Technologies
• Computational and Artificial Intelligence II
• Advanced Topics in Forensic Analysis
• Forensic Geoscience

Employability:

Recent computing graduates from Keele now work for companies such as Apple, BAE Systems, Barclays, Capgemini, EA Games, Experian, Microsoft, and the Ministry of Defence. Our graduates have also entered careers in a range of professional forensic science sectors, including DNA profiling to digital forensics, or as analytical scientists and researchers within the broader business sector, such as chemical analytical consultancies, pharmaceuticals, or environmental monitoring.

Our teaching strategy is designed to enable you to become an independent scientist who will have a great deal to offer prospective employers. Some of our graduates also undertake postgraduate qualifications such as an MSc, PGCE, or Ph.D. qualification prior to entering employment.

Previous employers

• Bitjam
• FIDESSA
• Hong Kong Esports
• Playtech
• Capita