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Course Details: Forensic Science Level 3 Diploma
eDistance Learning
United Kingdom
£350.00
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Distance learning
PartTime
Ongoing
360 hours
The Ascentis Level 3 Forensic Science course is divided into 21 comprehensive modules:
In civil cases forensic scientists may become involved in some of the same sorts of examinations and analyses but directed to resolving disputes as to, for example, the cause of a fire or a road accident for which damages are being claimed.
Forensic scientists can appear for either side - prosecution or defence in criminal matters, and plaintiff or defendant in civil ones. They tend to present their findings and opinions in written form either as formal statements of evidence or reports. Sometimes they are required to attend court to give their evidence in person. However, the evidence is produced and whether supporting the case for the prosecution or the defence, the evidence collected and presented by forensic scientists is subject to the rules of evidence and the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. For this reason the importance of the continuity of the chain of evidence will be stressed throughout the course.
The origins of forensic science, which can be traced back to Imperial Rome and even earlier to Ancient China, are discussed in the first module where you will have a brief introduction to the pioneers of forensics. The assessment for this module will require you to draw up a time line of forensic developments and to match forensic innovators with their particular contribution to the body of forensic knowledge. The second module is composed of a case study describing a particular crime scene. The module will examine who does what at the crime scene, which specialists attended or were involved, which branches of forensic science were involved, how evidence was collected, preserved and presented. At the end of this module there will be a completed example case study report and some knowledge checks designed to get you to organise the information you have acquired into a format that you feel comfortable with. There is also a requirement to submit a 500 word essay. Subsequent modules will present a detailed discussion of the forensic specialists and specialisations involved in the case study. Each module will be followed by knowledge checks and an essay requirement. This pattern will be followed throughout the course and you will examine a number of case studies. It is only the essays and/or case study exercises that need be submitted for assessment. There is no examination. You will be assessed solely on the course work.
Module Overview
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
In civil cases forensic scientists may become involved in some of the same sorts of examinations and analyses but directed to resolving disputes as to, for example, the cause of a fire or a road accident for which damages are being claimed.
Forensic scientists can appear for either side - prosecution or defence in criminal matters, and plaintiff or defendant in civil ones. They tend to present their findings and opinions in written form either as formal statements of evidence or reports. Sometimes they are required to attend court to give their evidence in person. However, the evidence is produced and whether supporting the case for the prosecution or the defence, the evidence collected and presented by forensic scientists is subject to the rules of evidence and the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. For this reason the importance of the continuity of the chain of evidence will be stressed throughout the course.
The origins of forensic science, which can be traced back to Imperial Rome and even earlier to Ancient China, are discussed in the first module where you will have a brief introduction to the pioneers of forensics. The assessment for this module will require you to draw up a time line of forensic developments and to match forensic innovators with their particular contribution to the body of forensic knowledge. The second module is composed of a case study describing a particular crime scene. The module will examine who does what at the crime scene, which specialists attended or were involved, which branches of forensic science were involved, how evidence was collected, preserved and presented. At the end of this module there will be a completed example case study report and some knowledge checks designed to get you to organise the information you have acquired into a format that you feel comfortable with. There is also a requirement to submit a 500 word essay. Subsequent modules will present a detailed discussion of the forensic specialists and specialisations involved in the case study. Each module will be followed by knowledge checks and an essay requirement. This pattern will be followed throughout the course and you will examine a number of case studies. It is only the essays and/or case study exercises that need be submitted for assessment. There is no examination. You will be assessed solely on the course work.
Module Overview
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
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