Study Deakin’s Bachelor of Forensic Science (Honours) to broaden your understanding of a chosen discipline within the field, while building key research and soft skills that enhance your employment options and prepare you for further study.

Honours is an optional year of specialised study that allows you to combine the theory and practical skills gained throughout your undergraduate degree. It is an opportunity to develop your expertise in a field you are passionate about and to gain invaluable research and life skills that will stay with you throughout your career.

To complete the Bachelor of Forensic Science (Honours), students must attain 8 credit points, which must include the following:

Six (6) core units within your chosen specialisation (6 credit points);

Two (2) core units that cover coursework in scientific disciplines (2 credit points);

Completion of STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit point compulsory unit).

Graduate with transferable skills that give you a competitive edge in the job market, including data analysis, critical thinking and problem solving.

Your in-depth understanding of your chosen discipline, plus your highly advanced research skills, will set you up to succeed in further study and open up employment opportunities in areas such as:

• forensics
• insurance investigations
• risk analysis
• research science
• government institutions
• chemical, biological, food and pharmaceutical industries

Entry will be based on performance in: a Bachelor degree or major in a related discipline with a WAM (Weighted Average Mark) of at least 65% in all level 3 and level 4 units (for Deakin awar

IELTS - Overall 6.5 No band lower than 6

TOEFL IBT - 79 Writing 21

TOEFL PBT - 577 Writing 4.5

C1 PROFICIENCY and C2 PROFICIENCY- 176 No band less than 169

PTE - 58 No less than 50 in each skill

OET - Overall C+