Bachelor of Forensic Science

For Domestic and those International students not required to complete the English Language Enhancement course

For the award of Bachelor of Forensic Science (BForSc), you must successfully complete 240 credit points, made up of:

Options A - Forensic Molecular Biology Major

• 100 credit points for the Core Module; AND
• 60 credit points for the Major Module for the Forensic Molecular Biology Major; AND
• 80 credit points for the Flexible Module.

Options B - Forensic Chemistry Major

• 100 credit points for the Core Module; AND
• 70 credit points for the Major Module for the Forensic Chemistry Major; AND
• 70 credit points for the Flexible Module.

You are also required to successfully complete:

• all the requirements for first and second year in the degree structure for the Bachelor of Forensic Science before proceeding to the third year of the program

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 100 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

This degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student achieves a minimum program GPA of 6.5 with no failed courses. The words "This award was achieved with Distinction" will be recorded on the testamur.

Domestic students enrolled in this program whose first language is not English may complete the following English Language Enhancement Course as an elective.

• 5903LHS Language and Communication for Sciences

Students whose first language is English are not permitted to undertake this course.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.