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This course provides science graduates or equivalent, with professional training in crime scene investigation and access to elective forensic science discipline based units which are delivered to best international standards. Students develop the theoretical and practical skills relevant to the forensic investigation of volume and serious crimes. Reconstruction of the different crime scene types and processing by the students is emphasised, as is the collection, processing and interpretation of biological and physical evidence. In addition, as a forensic/ crime scene investigator you will undertake (unit dependent) 'capstone' field trips to a dedicated outdoor facility, to process a mock murder scene and a body recovery exercise. The mock scene processing: interpretation, recording/ documentation, evidence collection sources of contamination, quality assurance procedures and the admissibility of evidence are undertaken as a prelude to your generation of expert witness reports and courtroom testimony.