Undergraduate

UWA does not have an undergraduate degree in Forensic Science.

It is recommended that students complete an undergraduate degree in an area that interests them, such as Science, Law, Engineering, Economics and Commerce, or other disciplines of relevance. Once completed, this degree can form the basis for further specialisation in Forensic Science through the postgraduate programme.

If a student is not sure what undergraduate degree to enrol in, then a general degree such as a Bachelor of Science is a good starting point.

Faculty handbooks provide more detailed information about course and unit outlines, and Faculty regulations. The web page is:

http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au

The Centre for Forensic Science does offer a unit, Mysteries of Forensic Science - FNSC2200, to second and third year students.  This unit introduces students to the application of science to a key public arena - solving crime.  By moving from the scene of crime to the courtroom, students experience the contextual application of each science discipline to problem solving. The unit calls on the State's leading forensic experts including the police forensic section, criminal lawyers, and pathologists.

This unit is available in second Semester ONLY. Lectures are from 6.00pm - 7.00pm.

Topics of Lecture Include:

* Scene of Crime * Blood Splatter Stains * Entomology * Palynology * DNA * Forensic Image Processing * Forensic Anthropology * Forensic Pathology * Soil Sciences * Toxicology * Expert Evidence & Criminology * Ballistics * Documents * Fingerprints