Bachelor of Forensic Science - Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology

Murdoch University

The sky is the limit for what you can apply forensic chemistry and toxicology to - from identification of illegal drugs and poisons through tracking down novel performance enhancing drugs, detecting counterfeit over the counter and prescription drugs, to even assessing claims of contaminated food or art fraud.

This major will expose you to the underlying chemistry for these processes and allow you to develop the required skills to address issues across the wider field of forensic chemistry, including forensic microscopy and trace physical evidence analysis. Get hands on practice using advanced instrumental analysis techniques and experience how we can use these tools, coupled with advanced simulation/modelling software, to assist in understanding how a chemical substance might be manufactured or metabolised, for example. Find out how these sometimes complicated methods and results can be communicated in a legal context.