This module will introduce forensic science evidence derived from technological innovations to include digital evidence, detection and interpretation tools....

Digital Forensic Science and Technology (SECU0063)

This module will introduce forensic science evidence derived from technological innovations to include digital evidence, detection and interpretation tools. New and emerging technologies and the capabilities that they offer forensic science and crime reconstruction processes will be introduced and the importance of interpretation, decision making and a consideration of ethics will be developed throughout the module.

Forensic biology|forensic anthropology|blood stain pattern analysis|court report

This module will introduce you to key interpretation concepts within a variety of forensic biology topics, such as blood pattern analysis, forensic pathology,...

Forensic Biology and DNA Interpretation (SECU0055)

This module will introduce you to key interpretation concepts within a variety of forensic biology topics, such as blood pattern analysis, forensic pathology, human DNA profiling, forensic microbiology, forensic anthropology, and wildlife forensic. You will learn how to interpret human DNA profiles and evaluate biological evidence within varied case contexts, culminating in the production of a written court report. The module will also explore emerging technological advances that have implications for the future of forensic biology and the interpretation of biological evidence.



On completing this module students will



Understand key interpretation considerations and processes within of a range of forensic biology topics
 Understand the fundamental principles of bloodstain pattern analysis
 Understand the processes of various human DNA profiling methods and be aware of the objective and subjective elements of generating a human DNA profile;
 Be able to interpret single-source and mixed human DNA profiles;
 Understand the fundamental principles of Forensic Anthropology
 Be aware of a range of considerations in the evaluation of biological evidence in criminal cases, and be able to refer to both case circumstances and published research to evaluate such evidence;
 Understand the basic approaches to providing written evidence to court and gain experience in writing a court report;
 Gain knowledge in emerging technological advances that have implications for the future of forensic biology and the interpretation of biological evidence.