Course overview
The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview of a variety of topics within the area of Forensic Sciences including Crime scene Investigation, Forensic photography, Digital Forensics, Ballistics, Fingerprinting, Court and police organisational structures and Forensic DNA analysis. Topics to be covered also include identification of the deceased and disaster victim identification structures. It is not intended to provide students with a detailed knowledge of any of these areas, but rather to give insight into how they may be applied in criminal investigations.
Course learning outcomes
- Gain knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the forensic sciences and the law.
- Understand the methods and principals of forensic investigations and how forensic science can be applied in criminal investigations.
- Explain at an introductory level the organisational structures and procedures within forensic sciences.
- Use and understand the basic terminology for forensic science correctly and contextually.
- Gain a basic understanding of the history of forensic sciences and how forensic sciences in the real world differs from the forensic sciences in fictional depictions.