Becoming a Forensic

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JamesiBoi

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Hi guys well just a couple of questions which I hope someone might be able to help me with. I am 21 years old and was wondering if you think that is too late to find a career in forensics? also I smoke ciggarettes and do you think that would be fine, im sure alot of forensics smoke right?

Thanks James
 
of course, whats wrong with smoking cigarettes?!


Plenty of universities do courses in forensic science, forensic art, criminology, forensic anthropology,etc, however A-Levels in Chemistry/Biology/Physics/Art etc would be necessary to get in!
 
If you must smoke, you might have to do it in a breakroom or outside the building. You don't want the ashes falling into the evidence. And many public buildings these days are not allowing smoking inside. Since this is a forensics topic, I won't get into the debate about smoking.
 
I left school at 16 with only GCSE's (UK) how do i go about doing A-levels? do i just go and ask at a college or university? whats grades do I need to go for my A-Levels, or can u start whatever education u have?

Thanks James
 
Hey. I'm from the UK too. You can apply at any college you want to to do A levels. Usually they want 5 GCSE's at grade C and above, but if you don't have that, they may want an interview.
I don't think a university would take you on right now with only GCSE's sorry. Although there are some science foundation courses you can do at a university that might be possible, which I don't know anything about. Have a look on www.ucas.ac.uk. Brilliant website, shows all the courses availiable at every university. You can also apply through this website. ;)

I am going to university in September/October to study Forensics at Lincoln. I applied to 6 universitys, I got offers ranging from 220 points (e.g. CCD) to 300 points (e.g. BBB). Lincoln wants 240 points from me. So that's an incling into what grades they want. ;) Also most universities want Chemistry at A2 level, Biology at at least AS level, and Maths and English at grade C and above at GCSE.

There is another option though, which you could do straight from GCSEs which is going to do a course, I don't know much about it, but it is a 6 week (approx) course where you qualify to become a SOCO.

So it depends what you want to do in forensics. I think that's all I know, someone will probably come in in it a bit and correct me, lol. :lol:

I hope I helped. :D
 
Many adult courses for forensic science are accessible from a foundation degree or by way of an indroduction to higher education certification.......my daughter is on a forensic science degree course at UCLAN in Preston.......It's amazing, there's an entire row of terraced houses that are used as crime scene houses and Preston and Chorley are major centres in the UK for forensic science teaching....
 
my daughter is on a forensic science degree course at UCLAN in Preston
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Oooh! I applied there! :D Prefered Lincoln though. :rolleyes: Is she enjoying it there? Does she know what she wants to do afterwards? I'm very curious if you couldn't tell. :lol:
I think most universities that do forensics have crime scene houses, just to let you know. ;)
 
She loves it.......She's not quite made her mind up as to what direction to take afterwards though.....The houses in Preston were featured in a documentary, that's why I mentioned them.. ;)..I'm sure the set up pretty similar wherever in the country you study.......It's just that we live in Preston so she can study without racking up a load of debt
 
So she still lives at home? :eek: I would hate that personally. :lol: I've gotta get away! :lol:
I'm going to be living 2 and 1/2 hours away from home, and it's not far enough, lol.

The debt is going to be hell. Guess I'll just have to live with it like the rest of the population. :rolleyes:
 
I don't think smoking will be a problem as long as it doesn't effectively interfere with your work. Like, you cant leave a crime scene to go smoking each ten minutes. But I think you understand that. :D

Crime scene houses, eggy ? Cooooool...I wanna! *cries because I am just 15* Sounds fun. The profs stages crime scenes inside them, you investigate? Which I could too. But I have about a thousand years left. Sadly.

Do you need A-levels in a specific subject to apply for forensics programme? Can't you just take the forensic and then decide what you want to specialize in? Maybe you realize that DNA weren't the thing for you and you want to switch to forensic art instead. Year of studying DNA and genetics to waste. Ok, maybe not entirely, but the feel of waste.
 
The profs stages crime scenes inside them, you investigate?
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Yep, that's how it works, then the students go in and do the investigating whilst being filmed, you watch yourself back and notice what mistakes you make. The watching yourself back bit doesn't sound like so much fun though. :s

Do you need A-levels in a specific subject to apply for forensics programme?
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There are foundation programmes you can do before the forensics degree, but you can also go straight to the degree from A levels, most unis want Chemistry at A2 and Biology at at least AS, it varies though.
 
*points at eggy's new avatar hand laughs* Hodges. Gotta love him.

Yep, that's how it works, then the students go in and do the investigating whilst being filmed, you watch yourself back and notice what mistakes you make. The watching yourself back bit doesn't sound like so much fun though. :s
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Believe me, I know. I was filmed at our musical last year, and I looked like hell. Normally, people tells me that I am photogenic. At least when it comes to pictures and photos. Film? Not very much... :D But, remember it is for a good cause.

There are foundation programmes you can do before the forensics degree, but you can also go straight to the degree from A levels, most unis want Chemistry at A2 and Biology at at least AS, it varies though.
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So...not Physics then? :( Cause that is my best subject. We haven't even begun studying chemistry. :lol: And I'm in 9th grade (8th here in Sweden). but then again, my school is kind of weird.
 
Chemistry is the main subject, they seem to want that one most of all. I think it was Biology or Physics, I don't remember. :rolleyes:

*points at eggy's new avatar hand laughs* Hodges. Gotta love him
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Have a look here. Adzix made them. She's a genius! :D
 
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