MSc Forensic Art - Course Outline

Course Outline

Students on the Forensic and Medical Art branched of the MSc programme share majority modules in semester 1 with increasing specialisation in semester 2. Students may carry out their semester three dissertation module either internally or from a working environment or placement.

The course is delivered using lectures, workshops and small group seminars alongside self-initiated research and review.

Semester 1 (60 credits)

• Anatomy 1 - Head and Neck
• Life Art
• Contemporary Media Practice
• Research Methods
• Facial Analysis and Imaging

Semester 2 (60 credits)

• Medico-legal Ethics
• Depiction and Identification of the Dead
• Depiction and Identification of the Living

Semester 3 (60 credits) 

Dissertation resulting from a research project undertaken either at the university or as a placement.

 (On successful completion of Semesters 1 and 2 there is an exit award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Art