Master of Forensic Science 18 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Technology Sydney |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

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Programme Duration

18 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

48,290 AUDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

ChemistryMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Chemistry

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This course is designed for aspiring leaders in forensic science, offering a blend of advanced practice and professional skill development. Choose this course for its practical focus, case-based learning, and access to world-class simulation labs.

What sets this course apart is the connection to the UTS Centre for Forensic Science, an opportunity to learn from world leading experts and its alignment with global industry needs. You'll gain hands-on experience, critical thinking skills, and the ability to interpret forensic traces.

You will learn through practical activities in simulated environments. These include our acclaimed Crime Scene Simulation Labs and other professional laboratories stocked with the latest industry-standard equipment. Teaching methods include interactive practical sessions, case studies, complemented by engaging online content and learning spaces. You will learn through direct experience, guided by leading academics and practitioners, ensuring your education is relevant and applied.

Enhance your career with a comprehensive understanding of forensic science and specialised areas such as toxicology, biometrics and criminalistics. Alongside your forensic studies you'll develop advanced communication, data analysis and scientific professional skills. This course prepares you for diverse professional settings and offers pathways to further research opportunities.

Course features

  • Forensic Science subjects: Students complete two core subjects (Foundations of Forensic Science and Forensic Inference and Interpretation) designed to help them develop the practical, interpretive and investigative skills required to thrive in a forensic science career. From there, they can shape their degree by building specialist skills in domains of their choosing, from forensic toxicology and recreational drug analysis to biometrics, chemical criminalistics and more.
  • Professional subjects: Students complete two core subjects common to many UTS postgraduate science degrees (Advanced Communication Skills in Science and Understanding Data and Statistical Design). They can then customise their remaining professional stream credit points with choices in science writing, risk assessment, business and intellectual property, and more, preparing them to master new ways of working in a diversity of professional environments.
  • Research subjects: A research internship elective provides hands-on experience with a real-world forensic science challenge, either within a UTS lab, including the renowned Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research, or with external forensic science and criminal justice organisations, among others. Students also gain exposure to the administrative components of scientific research through additional electives in human and animal research ethics, research proposal writing and more.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Chemistry

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This course is designed for aspiring leaders in forensic science, offering a blend of advanced practice and professional skill development. Choose this course for its practical focus, case-based learning, and access to world-class simulation labs.

What sets this course apart is the connection to the UTS Centre for Forensic Science, an opportunity to learn from world leading experts and its alignment with global industry needs. You'll gain hands-on experience, critical thinking skills, and the ability to interpret forensic traces.

You will learn through practical activities in simulated environments. These include our acclaimed Crime Scene Simulation Labs and other professional laboratories stocked with the latest industry-standard equipment. Teaching methods include interactive practical sessions, case studies, complemented by engaging online content and learning spaces. You will learn through direct experience, guided by leading academics and practitioners, ensuring your education is relevant and applied.

Enhance your career with a comprehensive understanding of forensic science and specialised areas such as toxicology, biometrics and criminalistics. Alongside your forensic studies you'll develop advanced communication, data analysis and scientific professional skills. This course prepares you for diverse professional settings and offers pathways to further research opportunities.

Course features

  • Forensic Science subjects: Students complete two core subjects (Foundations of Forensic Science and Forensic Inference and Interpretation) designed to help them develop the practical, interpretive and investigative skills required to thrive in a forensic science career. From there, they can shape their degree by building specialist skills in domains of their choosing, from forensic toxicology and recreational drug analysis to biometrics, chemical criminalistics and more.
  • Professional subjects: Students complete two core subjects common to many UTS postgraduate science degrees (Advanced Communication Skills in Science and Understanding Data and Statistical Design). They can then customise their remaining professional stream credit points with choices in science writing, risk assessment, business and intellectual property, and more, preparing them to master new ways of working in a diversity of professional environments.
  • Research subjects: A research internship elective provides hands-on experience with a real-world forensic science challenge, either within a UTS lab, including the renowned Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research, or with external forensic science and criminal justice organisations, among others. Students also gain exposure to the administrative components of scientific research through additional electives in human and animal research ethics, research proposal writing and more.

Admission Requirements

176+
6.5+
58+
79+
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.

Applicants must have the following:

  • Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent, in chemical sciences, biochemistry and cell biology, human biology, forensic science, or medical science
Applicants who do not meet the criteria above should consider applying for C11287 Graduate Certificate in Forensic Science.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

1.5 Years
Feb
Jul

Domestic
33,640 AUD
International
48,290 AUD

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