Wirral Met College launches CSI centre at Carlett Park site

Jun 25 2008 by Sue McCann, Birkenhead News

CSI Wirral has arrived at Wirral Met.

A new forensic centre opened this week at the college’s Carlett Park campus.

The University of Central Lancashire has approved Wirral Met to offer a forensic science foundation degree, starting in September. It will provide a degree route through to BSc honours that will equip tomorrow’s scientists and so help meet the industrial needs for analytical scientists in the North West via either full-time or part-time study.

The area of forensic science is an ever-growing and maturing sector in science and enables students to gain scientific knowledge and transferable skills within a forensic context. The course will use Carlett Park’s advanced analytical laboratories which are equipped to a higher education standard.

In addition to a new forensic laboratory, a ‘scene of crime’ room has been established.

The campus’ surrounding woodland will be used for externally set crime scenes and students will have access to a learning resource centre, comprehensive IT facilities and a dedicated base room.

The forensic science foundation degree is administered by the School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, within the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Central Lancashire.