Forensic Science
The Master's programme in Forensic Science is unique in the Netherlands. The programme distinguishes itself from most international Master's programmes in Forensic Science by building on a range of scientific backgrounds and disciplines, such as computer science, physics, chemistry, biological sciences and mathematics. The goal of the programme is to train good scientists armed with forensic knowledge and professional skills. Do you want to make your scientific knowledge socially relevant within the context of law and order? Then you should apply for Forensic Science.
š¤š½ Interdisciplinary communication and cooperation
š¬ Internship opportunities at forensic institutes
Seeing the big picture - a sharp eye for detail
The forensic field is complex and becoming more so every day. Forensic science is the area of science that deals with the analysis of traces left behind at a (crime) scene. To reconstruct events from the past, forensic questions have to be answered using information that can be obtained from a wide variety of traces, e.g. DNA, digital traces, fingerprints, explosives, etc. The evidential value of these traces is determined by the use of statistical methods. The number of disciplines that come together, both at the crime scene and during the subsequent investigation, is widening, and the competencies required are becoming ever more specialised. The need for overview and guidance of the overall process is growing proportionally.
What makes this programme unique? Which courses do you take? And how is it to study Forensic Science? Programme director Arian van Arian and student Meike Kombrink will answer these questions in this video.
High standards
As methods and techniques become increasingly refined, specialists require meeting progressively higher standards. Not only must they continually deepen their own specialism, but they must also interact with other specialists in a creative and driven way. The development of new scientific methods for helping solve crimes demands well-educated scientists, who are specialists in their own discipline and have knowledge of the forensic context. Therefore, forensic scientists must be able to combine forensic expertise with sophisticated technologies in an interdisciplinary environment.
Interdisciplinary skills
Close connections to forensic institutes
Strong student community
Innovative research methods taught by authorities in the forensic field
- Degree programme
- MSc Forensic Science
- Type
- Regular study programme
- Mode
- Full-time
- Credits
- 120 ECTS, 24 months
- Language of instruction
- English
- Starts in
- September
- RIO code
- 60338