Forensic Science University of Amsterdam

Overview

The Forensic Science programme of the University of Amsterdam provides students with the theoretical foundation of forensic science: the forensic process from crime scene to court, including the players and their roles, the judicial context and the quality requirements within the process. And in the first year we will go on a study trip to meet other Forensic institutions in Europe. In the second year students deepen their knowledge in their bachelor’s discipline by following advanced forensic courses and courses from other master ‘s programmes at the Faculty of Science as part of a specialisation. Furthermore, students write a literature thesis and conduct a research project of six months.

After graduation

After a year of learning about the forensic framework followed by a year of specialisation in your own scientific background you have the knowledge and skills to continue as a researcher (doing a forensic PhD) at the university, or as a forensic expert at forensic institutes or police force, or as a forensic advisor/coordinator/consultant at court, police force or IT companies. Your disciplinary specialisation also gives you the opportunity to continue with a PhD in a particular scientific discipline, or to work as a researcher at research institutes and companies.