Forensic Sciences Degrees
Do you find the idea of using science to solve crime fascinating? If so, completing a degree program in forensic sciences may be a good choice for you. Completing a forensic sciences degree will prepare you for one of these careers:
• Coroner
• Crime Analyst
• Crime Scene Investigator
• DNA Scientist
• Forensic Anthropologist
• Forensic Pathologist
• Medical Lab Scientist
• Police Officer
• Wildlife Forensic Scientist
Concentrations within a forensic sciences program include:
• Applied Forensic Science
• Computer Forensics
• Crime Scene Evidence
• Crime Scene Investigation
• DNA Analysis
• Forensic Chemistry
Examples of the kinds of courses you would take as part of this degree program include:
• Ballistics of Firearms and Tool-marks
• Basic Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Biocrime and Bioterorrism
• Computer Crime and Forensics
• Controlled Substances (Drugs) and Toxicology
• Crime Scene & Death Investigation
• Criminal Evidence and Court Procedure
• Criminalistic Laboratory
• Criminalistics: An introduction to Forensic Science
• Genetics and DNA Technology
• Electron Optics, EM and Quantitative Analysis
• Evidence Collection in Scientific Crime Scene Investigation
• Fingerprint Technology
• Forensic Chemistry
• Forensic Comparative Science
• Forensic Microscopy of Trace Evidence
• Forensic Photography
• Forensic Serology and DNA Technology
• Forensic Science Statistical Issues
• History of Crime
• Human Osteology and Forensic Anthropology
• Introduction to Crime Scene Processing
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Introduction to Forensic Science
• Investigation and Identification
