<p>Hello, i'm 11th grade and i want to study in UK but i'm not sure what to do. I love chemestry and biology and i was thinking at forensic science but i heard that it's better if first i do somthing more general and then to get specialized in forensic science. So what should i do? Is it easy to get a job as a forensic scientist? And i would also love to work as a CSI.. what undergraduate course should i do?</p>
<p>Forensic science courses are a load of carp that shouldn’t be touched with a bargepole. They’re not well regarded, don’t really prepare you for a career as a forensic scientist, or anything else for that matter. You should note that no decent uni offers a course that is purely / mainly forensic science. This is for a good reason. </p>
<p>Take a general chemistry degree, and go from there. This might be a good halfway house - a well respected uni, a solid chemistry education, and a bit of forensic / analytical chemistry on the side, which will leave you with a lot of career doors open. [Chemistry</a> with Forensic and Analytical Chemistry (4 Years) [MChem] | The University of Manchester | School of Chemistry](<a href=“http://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/chem-fa-mchem/]Chemistry”>http://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/chem-fa-mchem/) </p>
<p>You could also consider biochemistry, or biomedical science, or something similar if you like biology a lot. </p>
<p>There are very few jobs in forensic science, especially in the UK. For reference, we have around 550 murders per year in the whole country. This is not enough to sustain a large forensic science team (though I am aware that that there are other forms of crime that require a forensic science team, this should give you a feel for the fact that there is not a lot of CSI stuff going on in the UK as a whole). Those jobs will tend to prefer people with a chemistry degree + relevant experience in order to specialise. </p>
<p>PS stop watching CSI / Silent Witness / Waking the Dead. It’s not like that in real life.</p>
<p>Waking the Dead is pretty good though. I do miss it.</p>
<p>Wishing CC had a ‘like’ button, nordicblue…</p>
<p>Trevor Eve is rather good. But Silent Witness is on on Thursday night! 
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<p>More seriously, Amy 12345, in the UK you only specialize. In the US the courses required for your ‘major’ account for 30-50% of the classes; in the UK they account for 100% of the classes you take. So, you need to be sure that whatever course you apply for is something that you really want to do. The great thing is that every UK uni puts detailed descriptions for every course- right down to the classes you take each year- on their website. Boomtings example is a good one.</p>
<p>Short answer to your question: keep doing research into the courses available, and get some strong science and math APs and / or subject tests (you will need at least 3; short hand is that if they ask for an “A” at A-level, they want a 5 on an AP or a mid 700 on an SAT II).</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I’ll definitely reconsider my choise! :D</p>