Bachelor of Criminology Bachelor of Forensic Science

Program Overview

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The Bachelor of Criminology Bachelor of Forensic Science program at UTS equips students with a comprehensive understanding of crime and forensics in the digital age. Combining social sciences, enabling sciences, and hands-on forensic science, the program prepares graduates for careers in law enforcement, crime prevention, and forensic analysis. Students develop adaptable scientific skills, a strong grounding in social theory, and industry-relevant knowledge through collaborations with federal and state police services, forensic institutions, and government laboratories.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

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Overview:

The Bachelor of Criminology Bachelor of Forensic Science prepares students to respond to the changing nature of crime in the 21st century by addressing the realities of crime and forensics in an increasingly digital and transnational age. Students develop a skill set combining enabling sciences, social sciences, in-depth understandings of forensic science, and crime within the context of their chosen specializations in both components of the course. This course provides students with a thorough understanding of how forensic science and criminology can solve and prevent crime. This is a hands-on course using world-class facilities modeled on operational laboratories. The degree combines theory and practice to address industry needs for an applied approach to criminology, specifically addressing the increasingly digital and transnational dimensions of crime. Students work with datasets, tools, problems, and cases used in industry and contributed by UTS partners to be work-ready.

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Objectives:

• Produce professional forensic scientists with highly adaptable scientific skills accompanied by a thorough grounding in social theory, methods, and practice.
• Foster strong links to industries such as federal and state police services, national and international forensic institutions, and government laboratories.

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Program Description:

The course is offered primarily on campus, but individual subjects include aspects of asynchronous self-paced learning, synchronous online activities, collaborative learning, and activities on campus, and industry engagement via site visits and/or guest speakers.

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Outline:

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First Year

Semester 1

• Introduction to Criminology
• Foundations of Law
• Principles of Forensic Science
• Cell Biology and Genetics
Semester 2
• Crime Data: Analysis and Interpretation
• Forensic Imaging
• Forensic Statistics
• Molecular Biology

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Second Year

Semester 1

• Research Methods for Social Sciences
• Criminalistics
• Chemistry 1
• Design, Data, and Decisions
Semester 2
• Indigenous Perspectives on Crime and Justice
• Complex Cases
• Chemistry 2
• Human Anatomy and Physiology

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Third Year

Semester 1

• Self and Society
• Crime Scene Investigation
• General Microbiology
Semester 2

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Fourth Year

Semester 1

• Policy Evaluation: Local and International Approaches
Semester 2
• Criminology Industry Project

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Careers:

• Police officer
• Law enforcement agent
• Corrections officer
• Border force officer
• Customs officer
• Crime prevention analyst
• Policy analyst
• Community justice/development worker
• Government worker
• Evaluator
• Cyber security analyst
• Fraud prevention analyst
• Digital fraud prevention analyst
• Intelligence officer
• ICT security specialist
• Crime scene investigation: Scene-of-crime officer, team leader in investigations, fire investigator, trace evidence specialist, forensic scientist, analyst
• Digital forensics: Digital forensic scientist or analyst, e-Discovery analyst, cyberthreat intelligence analyst, fraud investigator, information security analyst, malware analyst

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Chemistry Major:

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Crime Scene Investigation Major:

• Scene-of-crime officer, team leader in investigations, fire investigator, trace evidence specialist, forensic scientist, analyst

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Digital Forensics Major:

• Digital forensic scientist or analyst, e-Discovery analyst, cyberthreat intelligence analyst, fraud investigator, information security analyst, malware analyst