Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Biology (PgDip) - Cranfield

This postgraduate diploma in Forensic Biology (PgDip) is highly practical by its very nature. There is a focus on the interpretational skills required to critically evaluate different forms of forensic evidence recovered from exhibits in the laboratory and at the crime scene, based on scenarios.

With a particular focus on biological evidence types, such as DNA, blood, and other body fluids, the postgraduate diploma in Forensic Biology (PgDip) focuses on the decision-making and practitioner opinion of the scientific evidence based on real-life case scenarios.

You will have the opportunity to learn skills that are key to the role of the forensic practitioner, such as courtroom skills, and gain knowledge from experienced practitioners that contribute to the teaching of the modules within the postgraduate diploma in Forensic Biology (PgDip). There is also an emphasis on strong and effective communication and expression of opinion through scientific reports, instructions, and discussions with colleagues.