Sub-major - Environmental Forensics
Western Sydney University
Sub-major
Code:
SM3064.1
This sub-major in Environmental Forensics consolidates knowledge from the disciplines of Forensic Science and Environmental Science, to provide students with the capacity to performed forensic investigations into environmental incidents and spills. The sub-major strongly draws on Forensic Science concepts, including evidence integrity and continuity as well as the concept of identification, and applies them to environmental crime. After completion of the sub-major, students will be able to collect, analyse and interpret data, and will be able to describe how the legal context influences the manner in which all these sequential steps of an investigation are performed.
Sub-major
Structure
Students must complete four units as follows
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300843
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Forensic and Environmental Analysis
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300981
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Environmental Forensic Investigations
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Choose one of
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300883
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Laboratory Quality Management
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300857
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Environmental Geochemistry
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