UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

FOR5010 Project in forensic medicine

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

FOR5010 Project in forensic medicine is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Southbank. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points: 6
Offered in 2025: Semester 1, Semester 2; Southbank
Assessment: No exam; 4 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for FOR5010. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before FOR5010

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After FOR5010

No unit lists FOR5010 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree

Prerequisite: Distinction level pass in the following: FOR4001, FOR4002, FOR4003, FOR4004

Overview

This unit will offer you the opportunity to apply and consolidate the knowledge and professional skills that you have acquired through the course within the practical context of forensic medicine. It will require independent learning and research while fostering practical knowledge and skills related to your field of activity.

You will undertake a project with a forensic medicine/ odontology focus, in the area which they choose but relevant to applications in forensic medicine and, where applicable, have appropriate ethics approval.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching period	Campus	Mode
First semester	Southbank	Flexible
Second semester	Southbank	Flexible

Assessment

Research proposal (800 words)Written
10%
Literature Review (1,600 words)Written
20%
Presentation (20 minutes)Presentation
40%
Written project with outcomes (3,200 words)Project
30%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
Complete the collection of data in accordance with the norms of research informed investigation and the boundaries of any ethics approval.
2
Organise, analyse and interpret data meaningfully and according to research norms.
3
Synthesise critical arguments in relation to the existing literature about the topic.
4
Demonstrate writing skills that meet the academic standards associated with a research informed investigation.
5
Communicate research findings to a wider professional audience.
6
Effectively manage time and resources to achieve pre-determined goals.

Workload and teaching

It is expected that students will need to undertake approximately 12 hours of study per week over the semester. This will include contact time, private study, assessment tasks (case studies, assignments) and, where possible, involvement in casework. Students are required to attend all workshops offered at the Department of Forensic Medicine during the semester.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators: Associate Professor Lyndal Bugeja
Chief Examiners: Professor Richard Bassed

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for FOR5010?

FOR5010 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is FOR5010 offered?

In 2025, FOR5010 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Southbank.

Does FOR5010 have an exam?

No. FOR5010 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points: 6
Level: 5
Study level: Postgraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit: Forensic Medicine

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.125
Student contribution: SCA Band 2
Study abroad: Available
Handbook years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 20242025