Forensic Science and Forensic Psychology Diploma

Course Key Topics

Forensic Science

Module 1: Pioneers of Forensic Science

Module 2: Case Study 1 – The Bodies under the Bridge Case

Module 3: Forensic Pathology

Module 4: Forensic Anthropology

Module 5: Forensic Biology

Module 6: Case Study 2 The Body in the Carpet

Module 7: Cranio-facial Reconstruction

Module 8: Serology – DNA – Body Fluids

Module 9: Case Study 3 – Who Killed Bambi?

Module 10: Crime Scene Management

Module 11: Ballistics

Module 12: Fingerprints

Module 13: Forensic Photographer

Module 14: Case Study 4 – Doctor Death

Module 15: Forensic Toxicology

Module 16: Disputed Documents

Module 17: Computer Crime

Module 18: Case Study 5 Miscarriages of Justice

Module 19: The Chain of Evidence/The Professionalisation of the Investigative Process

Module 20: Case Study 6 Cold Cases

Module 21: Careers in Forensics

Forensic Psychology

Module 1: Introducing Research Methods

Module 2: Introducing Basic Statistics

Module 3: Psychology and Violent Crime

Module 4: Serial Killers

Module 5: Crime and Substance Abuse

Module 6: Child Abuse

Module 7: The Evidence of Children

Module 8: Criminal Responsibility and Psychiatric Defences

Module 9: Mental Disorder as a Defence

Module 10: Eyewitness Testimony

Module 11: Psychology in a Correctional Setting

Module 12: Psychology and Police Selection, Recruitment and Training

Module 13: Police Stress

Module 14: The Decision to Assist

Module 15: The Research Proposal and the Research Project Report

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