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FSC102 Fundamentals in Forensic Science

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
25 September 2008 28 September 2008 Optional
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BCrim or BSc; or permission of unit coordinator
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Peter Lye (plye@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This is a compulsory unit in the Bachelor of Criminology. FSC102 describes the role of the forensic scientist and discusses the principles of crime scene investigations. The latest investigative methods and techniques for bloodstain pattern analysis, computer crime, firearms, drugs, toxicology and DNA fingerprinting are discussed. Case studies are presented to illustrate why and how examinations are performed to generate forensic evidence.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science
ISBN: 9780132216555
Saferstein, R., Pearson Education 9th ed.
Text For: Semester 2; Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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