SLE313 - Forensic Analysis and Interpretation

Year:

2027 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s): 1
Previously coded as: SBF313
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

SLE155, SLE208, and one of SLE111 or SLE132.  A level 2 or level 3 chemistry unit is recommended.

Corequisite:

SLE010

Incompatible with: SBF211
Study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

2 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week (weeks 1 and 2) , 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week (weeks 3-11), 1 x 6 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester (Crime Scene House), 2 x 4 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester.

Content

This unit includes: Advanced crime scene examination, illicit drugs, clandestine expert evidence, role of the media, fires and explosives, ballistics, identification sciences, quality assurance, and professional ethics. The unit brings together future frontiers in forensic science with a view to developing a student's career transition as they approach the final stages of their degree.

Unit fee information

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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Hurdle requirements

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 50% in AT2 Crime scene investigation and analysis.