FORENSIC SCIENCE

Post Graduate FORENSIC SCIENCE MASTER YOUR SKILLS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE INVESTIGATIVE AND ANALYTIC CONCEPTS.

Thanks to exciting advances in WHAT YOU’LL STUDY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES science and technology, and a This suite of postgraduate programs in Graduates from this degree will have a critical Forensic Science is designed for students understanding and specialised knowledge growing community awareness who need advanced-level knowledge across of the investigative and analytical concepts of forensic sciences, the reliance a range of forensic disciplines including as they apply to specific areas of forensic on forensic evidence in criminal crime scene investigation, fingerprint science. They will be able to apply this detection and identification, forensic knowledge to the collection, processing investigations has greatly increased chemistry, forensic biology, forensic and analysis of evidence associated in recent years. toxicology, illicit drug analysis, and forensic with these specific areas. Examples of medicine. Units are delivered online in careers include forensic scientist, forensic As a graduate of the Western collaboration with the University of Florida consultant, private or environmental Sydney University’s Forensic and the University of . The fully- investigator, scientific research. online nature of the units and the flexibility Science degree you will be well available with unit selection means that the equipped to work as a specialist course can be adapted to suit applicants forensic scientist. working or intending to work in areas that include forensic science laboratories, toxicology and pathology laboratories, drug assessment agencies, customs and border protection, enforcement, and areas related to national security.

MASTER OF GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE FORENSIC SCIENCE FORENSIC SCIENCE UAC Code 950687 950688 950689 Apply Direct Code 3741 N/A N/A Duration 1.5F/3P 1F/2P 1.5F/1P Location Online Online Online Intakes January/May/August January/May/August January/May/August Admission Applicants must have successfully Applicants must have successfully Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree completed an undergraduate degree completed an undergraduate degree in natural or physical sciences. It is in natural or physical sciences. It is in natural or physical sciences. It is recommended that applicants have recommended that applicants have recommended that applicants have completed chemistry and biology completed chemistry and biology completed chemistry and biology units in their undergraduate degree. units in their undergraduate degree. units in their undergraduate degree. This course is available for Or International students. Three years (3) full-time equivalent work experience in a forensic science or military forensic exploitation environment. Key: F = Full-time; P = Part-time. Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.

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