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Graduate Certificate in Textiles (Forensics)

  • Graduate Certificate

Garments and household textiles can hold critical clues for crime investigators, and information can only be revealed through an understanding of textile forensic science.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Textiles (Forensics) is designed for working professionals, such as police, forensic scientists, forensic or insurance investigators, and judicial authorities who want to develop specialised knowledge and skills in textile fibre identification and forensic textile analysis for crime investigation and textile fraud.

This is a one-year part-time qualification delivered on campus and caters for local students in full-time employment.

Entry requirements

You need to satisfy all of the following entry requirements to be considered for entry into this degree.

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  • Academic requirements
  • Prerequisites
  • Selection tasks
  • English language requirements
Academic requirements

You must have:

  • successfully completed an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) with a GPA of 2.0 (out of 4.0).

OR

  • a minimum of 3 years of professional work experience in a related industry.

To have your professional experience considered you must submit with your application a CV and a personal statement detailing your experience.

*If your qualification was completed more than 10 years ago you will need to provide evidence of ongoing professional work and/or professional development in the same discipline as the program for which you are seeking entry to be granted credit.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.

Selection tasks

A selection task is not required for entry into this qualification.

English language requirements

You must meet the University's minimum English language requirements to be eligible for a place in this program.

You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this degree.

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  • Academic requirements
  • Prerequisites
  • Selection tasks
  • English language requirements
Academic requirements

Prerequisites

None

Selection tasks

None

English language requirements

For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.

Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced Plus Certificate at RMIT English Worldwide.

Study locations

Brunswick

Career pathways

On completion of this graduate certificate, you will have specialised textile knowledge to undertake, manage and lead textile examinations in a range of forensic contexts.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Science & Mathematics courses at RMIT University.
83.2%
Overall satisfaction
87.8%
Skill scale
74.5%
Teaching scale
70.3%
Employed full-time
$70k
Average salary