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Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) 169 Overall
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Pearson Test of English (PTE) 50 Overall
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Test of English as a Foreign Language – IBT (TOEFL IBT) 73 Overall
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This is the only degree of its kind in Western Australia. Study a Bachelor of Criminology with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Biology and Toxicology to gain a unique set of skills and expand your career options.
You’ll learn about a range of forensic disciplines including forensic palynology (the use of pollen grains to connect a suspect with a crime scene), the pathology of asphyxiation, electrocution, gunshot wounds and fatal fire injuries, as well as how to recognise blunt and sharp force injuries and the weapons that cause them.
In criminology, you’ll have the option to specialise in Legal Studies, Criminal Behaviour, Crime Science or White Collar and Corporate Crime. You’ll learn what’s behind the motivations and patterns of criminal behaviour in Australia, the science that helps solve major crime, and how our justice system works in Australia.
3 reasons to study a combined degree in Criminology and Forensic Biology and Toxicology at Murdoch
This combined degree is not offered anywhere else in Australia.
Get hands-on experience as you apply DNA sequencing and other forensic techniques from the lab to simulated crime scenes on and off-campus.
Study the latest analytical techniques for toxicology in our state-of-the-art laboratory, which is part of the Australian National Phenome Centre.
What you’ll learn
Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:
Crime scene investigation
Children and crime
Forensic DNA analysis
Forensic anatomy and anthropology
Forensic toxicology
CRICOS code: 096885G
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Total credit points: 96
Unit code, Unit name, Credit points
Spine, 9 credit points
Required Units, 6 credit points
MSP100, Career Learning: Managing Your Career, 3
MSP200, Building Enterprise Skills, 3
Specified Electives, 3 credit points
MSP201, Real World Learning, 3
, OR,
ART208, Presenting in Public: Writing and Performing for Professional Contexts, 3
, OR,
KAC102, Wandju Boodja (Welcome to Country), 3
, OR,
GRD204, Design Thinking for Innovation, 3
, OR,
CRM310, CRM Internships (WIL), 3
Course Core, 21 credit points
Required Units - Criminology, 6 credit points
CRM306, Advanced Criminology, 3
CRM307, Culture, Diversity and Crime, 3
Specified Electives - Criminology, 3 credit points
CRM388, Treatment of Criminal Behaviour, 3
, OR,
CRM310, CRM Internships (WIL), 3
, OR,
CRM202, Corrections, 3
, OR,
CRM389, Psychology and Law, 3
, OR,
CRM302, Children and Crime, 3
, OR,
CRM219, International and Transnational Crimes, 3
, OR,
LEG323, Social and Welfare Law, 3
, OR,
LEG391, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 3
, OR,
BSL391, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 3
, OR,
BRD205, Crime Through the Ages, 3
, OR,
CRM301, Crime Science, 3
, OR,
LEG203, Indigenous Peoples, Law and Society, 3
, OR,
LEG100, Law, Justice and Social Policy, 3
, OR,
BSL165, Foundations of Business Law, 3
, OR,
BJU150, Law in Context, 3
Required Units - Forensic Biology and Toxicology, 6 credit points
BSC100, Building Blocks for Science Students, 3
BMS101, Introduction to The Human Body, 3
Specified Electives - Forensic Biology and Toxicology, 6 credit points
MAS223, Applied Statistics, 3
, OR,
MAS224, Biostatistical Methods, 3
, OR,
BIO388, Forensic Science and Miscarriages of Justice, 3
, OR,
BIO394, Genetic Engineering, 3
, OR,
BMS218, Haematology, 3
, OR,
BMS323, Clinical Biochemistry I, 3
Major, 54 credit points
Forensic Biology and Toxicology Major, 30 credit points
MJ-FBTC, Forensic Biology and Toxicology, 30
Criminology Major, 24 credit points
MJ-CRIB, Criminal Behaviour, 24
, OR,
MJ-CRIS, Crime Science, 24
, OR,
MJ-LEGS, Legal Studies, 24
, OR,
MJ-WCCC, White Collar and Corporate Crime, 24
Option, 12 credit points
For more information about the structure, please view the Handbook
General Electives, 12 credit points
Studying a combined degree in Criminology and Forensic Biology and Toxicology will set you up for a career in either the criminal justice system or forensics. Careers could include:
Criminologist
Forensic Investigator or Scientist
Laboratory Analyst
State or Federal Police Law Enforcement Officers
Intelligence Officer
Health Department or Hospital Researcher
You’ll graduate with the skills you need to pursue roles within the court and corrections, police services, youth work, community groups, government departments and criminal forensics.
For further admission information about this course, please visit Murdoch Admission Information - Criminology (Combined).
Overseas Student Health Cover: 530 AUD per year
