"The online Forensic Linguistics Examiner's Certificate is excellent. It has become instantly applicable to my duties as a criminal investigations supervisor and crime scene technician. I highly recommend this course."
Sgt L. Barksdale, Lincoln PD, Nebraska

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Forensic Courses: Enrolment

Certificate in Forensic Linguistics

Revised and updated to include more detailed text analysis and transcription of forensic audio. The First Certificate Course is your quickest introduction to forensic linguistics. Our 'flagship' course, with over 500 enrollees worldwide and growing fast. Corresponds to a 1 hour course credit at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Diploma in Forensic Linguistics

This is an advanced course in Forensic Linguistics, but it also includes a thorough grounding in the basics including assessment of authorship and authenticity. A new unit has recently been added: exploring texts. There is an exciting opportunity with this course to review material from actual criminal cases and to conduct your own research.

Forensic Transcription Certificate

If you need to learn how to transcribe legal documents accurately this course will prove invaluable. It explains what forensic transcription is and how to undertake it step-by-step. The course includes covert surveillance tapes, police interviews and covert phone calls.

Cell Phone Text Authorship for Investigators

Are you an investigator working with anonymous texts in a crime, or a student wanting to improve their knowledge of authorship? Or are you perhaps receiving unexplained phone texts? This course has been used by detectives to solve cases, lawyers working to prove their clients’ innocence and private individuals being stalked by predators.