Online Fire Investigation Degree :: Accredited Universities

The nature of disasters and large-scale catastrophic events requires professionals with a background and education in dealing with natural and man-made hazards. This degree prepares students for careers in emergency management and public safety careers. From the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe, our emergency and disaster management stresses the fact that “all disasters are local,” which is a foundational emergency management concept. In addition, we introduce our students to the all-hazards approach, emergency and disaster management phases, risk assessment, prevention and management, counter-terrorism, consequence management, mitigation, and recovery.

Emergency and disaster management faculty has credentials in antiterrorism, forensics, explosives ordnance disposal, pre-disaster mitigation, planning, response to natural disasters, rapid deployment, fire services at local, tribal, and state levels, as well as at the national level. Many faculty members are board-certified emergency managers (CEM) through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). In addition, many adjunct faculty serve in key positions at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, State Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Fire Academy, Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Our Emergency and Disaster Management program is recognized through the Foundation of Higher Education in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. We are the first 100% on-line institution to receive this important distinction.

Entry Requirements

The bachelor’s degree program is open to students who possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.

All students who enroll in the bachelor's degree program must enroll in COLL100 - Foundations of Online Learning as their first course.

International Students
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Applicants self-certify on their admissions application that they have received the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma.

Depending on the country of citizenship applicants may be required to provide documentation of English proficiency to complete their admission file. Please check at "http://www.apu.apus.edu/admissions/general-information/international-students/english-proficiency.htm".

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The course aims to develop academic standards in clinical forensic medical practice and to produce graduates who have a sound knowledge of medico-legal principles.

You will develop the knowledge and skills required to provide a clinical forensic service to the community and contribute to better justice and and public health outcomes.

The program is offered in two streams - course work only or course work and a project. You will be required to complete all three core units: Medical Evidence; Injury Interpretation; Ethics, Medicine and the Law, as well as a number of elective units from areas including; traffic medicine, custodial medicine, adult sexual assault, paediatric forensic medicine, forensic toxicology and forensic science. With approval, further units may be selected from within other departments of the faculty or from other postgraduate programs.

The program is delivered through the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), which houses the Department of Forensic Medicine. Some of the units are delivered in conjunction with interstate forensic partners.

The course is taught off-campus over three years. Early exit from the program may satisfy the requirements of the Graduate Certificate (24 credit points) or Graduate Diploma (48 Credit points).

Past students and staff of the program or the Department of Forensic Medicine have been actively involved in major events and specific cases in Australia -- the 2009 Victorian bushfires, identification of bushranger Ned Kelly's remains -- and internationally including the identification of victims of the Asian tsunami, man made disasters in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Burma, East Timor and the West Bank, the investigation of a range of human rights abuses and trials and assisting in the development of services through agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Entry Requirements

Applicants must:

Be a graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery or Bachelor of Dentistry in an Australian University; or

Have qualifications which, in the opinion of the Faculty Board, are equivalent to or are a satisfactory substitute for the qualifications described above; and

Have at least 3 years experience in clinical or dental practice.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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