Melbourne,
VIC,
Australia
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Diploma of Forensic Behavioural Science in Online Australia | Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
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Online Australia
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Qualification
Graduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
AUD
37,360
(c. USD26,320.12)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The Graduate Diploma of Forensic Behavioural Science equips graduates with the expertise to operate across diverse forensic settings and populations, handling intricate challenges with professional independence.
Specialized skills are essential for professionals engaged in forensic mental health and behavioral science fields, particularly when working with offender populations. This graduate diploma delivers advanced training to empower various specialists to perform competently and autonomously in forensic environments.
Students will gain thorough expertise in forensic behavioral science, covering legal and correctional systems, core principles of violence risk evaluation and control, plus a holistic grasp of systemic, individual, and mental health elements affecting criminal conduct.
Swinburne's Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, in partnership with Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health), delivers this program.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
A recognised three-year bachelor degree in any of the following fields:
Social Work
Psychology
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Youth Work
Child and Family Studies
Policing
Completion of Bachelor degrees in other relevant disciplines will be considered.
Completion of the Graduate Certificate of Forensic Behavioural Science.
Please provide a 500-word statement of purpose explaining what you hope to achieve from your studies.
If you are applying for the Graduate Diploma of Forensic Behavioural Science in order to be immediately considered for entry into the Master of Forensic Behavioural Science then you must indicate in your 500-word statement of purpose that you intend to transfer to the Master of Forensic Behavioural Science immediately, based on a successful Advanced Standing application.
Your application for Advanced Standing will be assessed and if found eligible, you may transfer into the Master of Forensic Behavioural Science the following semester. While enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Forensic Behavioural Science you can complete elective units that will be counted towards completion of the Master of Forensic Behavioural Science.
English language requirements
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
TOEFL (IBT) - 79 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking 21 in writing)
Tuition
AUD
37,360