Course Overview

Your career paths are varied.

Completing the course enhances your career as a practitioner with specialist imaging skills in forensic practice. The advanced skills you develop are particularly beneficial if you plan to become your department's lead forensic radiographer or technologist.

Feedback from graduates has indicated that they have received a promotion to the role of forensic lead radiographer after completing this course, becoming confident in enhancing and changing practice and articulate and confident in presenting their research at conferences.

Additionally, some graduates have become articulate leaders in forensic radiography, becoming active committee members of The International Association of Forensic Radiographers (IAFR). Others have also engaged directly with the Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office. As a result, they are demonstrating the significant impact of this course on forensic imaging in the UK and internationally.

The IAFR and Society and College of Radiographers advocate that anyone undertaking forensic imaging examinations should be educated and trained at the postgraduate level. These courses fully address this requirement.

General Eligibility

You should be a registered radiographer, technologist or other radiographic/imaging professional with an appropriate honours degree (2.2 or above) or equivalent and licensed to undertake medical or post-mortem imaging in your country. No forensic experience is required. Applications are welcome from newly qualified radiographers/technicians.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• International students will be expected to demonstrate an IELTS Score of 6.5 at the time of application.