Graduate Diploma of Forensic Behavioural Science
Overview
The Graduate Diploma of Forensic Behavioural Science prepares you to work in a wide range of forensic environments. You’ll acquire in-depth knowledge and skills including legal and correctional system functioning, fundamentals of violence risk assessment and management, and an understanding of complex mental health factors.
Upgrade your skills
- Effective and ethical in work and community situations
- Apply technical skills to identify and evaluate evidence
- Synthesise and articulate complex ideas
- Adapt advanced knowledge and skills to forensic concepts
- Develop, plan and implement responses to challenging forensic issues.
Stretch your career further
- Forensic caseworker
- Forensic clinical specialist
- Clinical coordinator
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Professional partnership
This course is offered through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science at Swinburne, in collaboration with the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare).
Why Swinburne?
Ranked top 250 in the world for the subject of psychology
Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 202383.5% of students found employment within 4 months of graduating
Ranked top 20% in Australia for 5-star PG Overall experience
