Forensic Science University of Amsterdam

Overview

What is the Forensic Science programme from the University of Amsterdam?

• Forensic Science at the UvA is an interdisciplinary programme for students with backgrounds in computer science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, mathematics and others related science fields. 

• Lecturers are not only from academia, but include experts from the forensic practice such as the Dutch Police, the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and the Dutch Court. 

• You gain in-depth knowledge of the forensic process, criminalistic reasoning, forensic statistics, and the application of science in a legal context. 

• The alumni contribute to the forensic field by applying specialist knowledge in a forensic context, whether as a researcher at the university, a forensic expert, or as a forensic advisor. 

Careers

As a graduate of the Master’s in Forensic Science, you have obtained ‘forensic awareness’, e.g. an overview of the entire forensic process and the knowledge and understanding of the forensic and societal context you are working in. No matter what your position in the chain of evidence is, as a forensic scientist you are working at the service of the judicial system, in an interdisciplinary field which develops rapidly and where the stakes are high.