Graduate Certificate in Advanced Accident Investigation Practice

Air Safety Investigation

If you have an interest in aviation safety or air crash investigation then this specialisation is designed for you. This specialisation will provide comprehensive coverage of the aviation operational context, regulatory framework, advanced level human factors, forensic and analytical methods and technologies used within the aviation industry to prepare you for accident investigation practice within that domain. Students will study wreckage analysis, power plant, aircraft performance, aircraft systems, air traffic control, meteorology, airport and crash worthiness investigation techniques and investigation report writing.

RoadSafety Investigation

If you have an interest in road safety or road crash investigation then you should consider this specialisation. This specialisation will provide comprehensive coverage of the road operational context, regulatory framework, advanced level human factors, forensic and analytical methods and technologies used within the road industry to prepare you for accident investigation practice within that domain. Students will study crash analysis, road infrastructure and vehicle design, vehicle operations, vehicle and other systems, meteorology and crashworthiness investigation techniques and investigation report writing.

Rail Safety Investigation

If you have an interest in rail safety or rail crash investigation, then this specialisation is for you. This specialisation will provide comprehensive coverage of the rail operational context, regulatory framework, advanced level human factors, forensic and analytical methods and technologies used within the rail industry to prepare you for accident investigation practice within that domain. Students will study wreckage analysis, rail operations, rail systems and technologies, rail control, rail hazards and infrastructure investigation techniques and investigation report writing.

Industrial Accident Investigation

If you have an interest in process safety, WHS, industrial accident investigation, then this specialisation will meet your needs. This specialisation will provide comprehensive coverage of the diverse industrial operations contexts, regulatory frameworks, advanced level human factors, forensic and analytical methods and technologies used within industry to prepare you for accident investigation practice within that domain. Students will study advanced industrial accident analysis, infrastructure design, operations, systems, meteorology and survivability investigation techniques and investigation report writing.

For example units you could study as part of the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Accident Investigation Practice course please click here.

As CQUniversity is committed to providing quality, up-to-date and relevant education, please note units are refreshed regularly and may not be an exact indication of unit availability for your study. Please call 13 27 86 if you have specific questions regarding unit information about your application.

Students may be required to complete authentic learning tasks in the state of the art, purpose-built Forensic Accident Investigation Crash Lab, depending on their study options.