Western Sydney University's Bachelor of Science (Forensic Science) degree, with its very own Crime Scene Investigation Training and Research Facility, is a comprehensive undergraduate science degree that offers a hands-on introduction to collecting evidence and conducting forensic investigations – ensuring graduates are well prepared for the real-life equivalent. A number of recent students now work as Scene of Crime Officers for the NSW Police Force. Criminalistics (the scientific collection and analysis of physical evidence in criminal cases) often adopts more novel scientific practices and provides valuable linkage evidence in forensic casework. You will engage in a range of criminalistic topics including forensic photography, hair and fibre comparison, paint analysis, footwear and tyre impression evidence, fingerprint, bloodstain pattern interpretation, tool mark examination, biological evidence, drug identification, DNA analysis, explosive residues, GSR (Gun Shot Residue), and buried evidence.

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