Forensic Anthropology

As part of the professionally accredited bsc (hons) forensic anthropology at liverpool john moores university you will be actively involved in excavating medieval human burial sites in cheshire.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Work experience is a vital part of your studies and we strongly recommend that you undertake a 12-month sandwich placement after your second year, either in the uk or abroad. you will also have the chance to do a short 4-6 week long work-based learning placement before your final year. placements not only give you a chance to put what you have learnt into practice, but they also develop your personal and subject-related skills and help you acquire new skills to enhance your cv.

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Commercial forensic science providers, police departments, universities, museums, industry and government laboratories all recruit graduates. secondary science teaching is also a popular route. some graduates have taken their studies further with a masters degree or phd. the techniques used in forensic anthropology are derived from those used in traditional archaeological excavations and post excavation analysis of human remains. archaeological units in the uk and abroad are therefore good places to seek employment and many of our graduates go on to become osteoarchaeologists. if you decide not to pursue a career in forensic anthropology, your transferable skills will enable you to compete in the wider job market, for instance in the allied health sciences, where training in human anatomy and biology is highly valued.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Liverpool John Moores University has partnerships with the following companies: