Bachelor of Science (Honors) Forensic Sciences

Forensic Science has become a very prestigious field around the world. Its scope has increased to include even civil cases where the forensic expert is needed to validate signatures in documents, for example. In countries like the UK and USA, Forensic Science has witnessed an unprecedented growth rate in the last ten years.

Amity University Dubai is at the forefront in this new and exciting field that has career opportunities in police departments, law enforcement agencies, detective agencies, banking and other sectors. Our state-of-the-art Forensics laboratory gives students a chance to participate in practical simulations of forensic studies such as fingerprinting, DNA Profiling, toxicological analysis, trace evidence analysis, questioned documents and handwriting examinations.

This programme is designed to introduce students to forensic science and its interdisciplinary nature through an exploration and examination of forensic sub-disciplines and emerging techniques including: DNA forensics and forensic chemistry. Beyond providing students with a broad overview of forensic science, students will be encouraged to explore and develop their own specific interests in forensic science.

There will be a keen focus on instilling moral values, professional ethics and business communication skills in students. Students will learn how to use different vocabularies of crime, criminality and law and order. Students will be encouraged to apply theoretical concepts to contemporary developments. Students will learn the skills needed to reconstruct events surrounding an incident. All students will learn how to generate, record, collate and interpret scientific data in the laboratory. Students will learn the diverse historical, economic, social and political influences upon.

Graduates will learn how to describe theoretical, conceptual, analytical and experimental knowledge and skills. Students will be learn how to apply scientific techniques to exam forensic evidence. Every student will learn how to describe scientific information required for the support of the criminal justice system. Students will learn how the necessary skills needed to perform both independently and collaboratively.