INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE - LEVEL 3 COURSE

4.5
2 reviews
  • Interesting course and it was laid out quite nice. I enjoyed my course and it was informative and helpful.
    |
  • I loved it, it was great, very interesting and fun, the way the course was laid out was good as well. My tutor was very helpful and informative.
    |

NVQ

Distance

£ 312 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    NVQ Level 3

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Class hours

    100h

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Approximate Study Time: 100 Hours (Self Study) Buy Now More Info The Introduction to Forensic Science – Level 3 Course is a fascinating course designed to give students an introduction to forensics and how it is used to provide information and support to criminal investigations. Forensic science is concerned with using scientific methods either in public, in a court, or in the justice system as a whole. In fact, any science used for the purposes of the law is forensic science and its prime function is to provide evidence to support criminal investigations. Drugs, violence, property crime, hi-tech crime… detection is all about the appliance of forensic science.

Important information

Documents

  • Introduction To Forensic Science - Level 3 Course.pdf

Facilities

Location

Start date

Distance Learning

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Questions & Answers

Add your question

Our advisors and other users will be able to reply to you

Who would you like to address this question to?

Fill in your details to get a reply

We will only publish your name and question

Reviews

4.5
  • Interesting course and it was laid out quite nice. I enjoyed my course and it was informative and helpful.
    |
  • I loved it, it was great, very interesting and fun, the way the course was laid out was good as well. My tutor was very helpful and informative.
    |
100%
4.6
excellent

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Lisa Day

5.0
16/07/2019
About the course: Interesting course and it was laid out quite nice. I enjoyed my course and it was informative and helpful.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Lisa Day

4.0
06/06/2015
What I would highlight: I loved it, it was great, very interesting and fun, the way the course was laid out was good as well. My tutor was very helpful and informative.
What could be improved: Nothing.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
*All reviews collected by Emagister & iAgora have been verified

This centre's achievements

2016
2015

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 15 years

Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Quality Audit
  • IT
  • Email
  • Quality
  • Law
  • Public
  • Property
  • Technology
  • Accredited
  • Quality Training

Teachers and trainers (1)

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

Distance Learning Tutor

Course programme

The home study courses cover the following units:-

Unit 1: Introduction

  • Computer Forensics
  • Forensic Accountancy
  • Forensic Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Forensic Dentistry
  • Forensic Entomology
  • Forensic Graphology
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Blood Groups
  • Body Fluids
  • Toxicology
  • Fingerprints
  • DNA
  • Forensic Ballistics & Ballistic Fingerprinting
  • Hair and Fibres
  • Criminal Profiling

Unit 2: The Crime Scene

  • Establishing the crime scene
  • Securing and Protecting the scene
  • Collecting and categorising the evidence (Forensic and medical photography; Bloodstains; Tyre tracks; Soil; Toxic Gasses; Trace evidence; Hair & Fibres; DNA; and Insects and flies.)

Unit 3: Criminal Case

  • Evidence
  • Asphyxiation
  • Rape
  • Blunt force
  • Suffocation
  • Strangulation
  • Wounding
  • Electrocution
  • Drowning
  • Defensive wounds
  • Crime scene reconstruction
  • Face reconstruction
  • Expert witnesses

Unit 4: The Future of Forensics

  • Low copy number DNA
  • Lie detection
  • Digital Forensics
  • Water and Forensics
  • Bleaching
  • Familial DNA

Assessment:

You will be assessed on coursework which is detailed in the course materials. These Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs) consists of short paragraph answers to set questions. Your work can be sent back to your course tutor by email in a word processed format. The course will also contain self-assessment exercises which are designed to gauge your own progress.

Additional information

Course Format Paper Based Materials Payment Plan Option Spread the cost over 4 monthly payments. Approximate Self Study Time 100 Hours (Self Study) Initial Payment of

INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE - LEVEL 3 COURSE

£ 312 VAT inc.