Concentrations
| Concentration in Criminalistics | |
| The criminalistics concentration provides advanced technical background for those wishing to enter the criminalistics field as professional laboratory examiners. | |
| FOR 621 |
Advanced Criminalistics I Laboratory (1 credit) |
| FOR 641 | Advanced Criminalistics II Laboratory (1 credit) |
| FOR 654 | Physical Analysis in Forensic Science Laboratory (1 credit) |
| FOR 673 | Biomedical Methods in Forensic Science |
| FOR 674 | Biomedical Methods in Forensic Science Laboratory (1 credit) |
| Plus two of the following: | |
| CH 621 | Chemical Forensic Analysis with Laboratory (4 credits) |
| CH 631 | Advances in Analytic Chemistry |
| FOR 645 | Drug Chemistry and Identification |
| Forensic Microscopy (4 credits) | |
| FOR 661 | Medicolegal Investigation and Identification |
| FOR 662 | Forensic Toxicology (4 credits) |
| FOR 663 |
Advanced Forensic Serology I |
| FOR 664 | Advanced Forensic Serology II |
| Concentration in Advanced Investigation | |
| The advanced investigation concentration provides advanced training in forensic sciences and investigation techniques, and is designed for students interested in applying forensic science to investigations, forensic identification, crime scene processing, and related work. | |
| FOR 616 | Advanced Crime Scene Investigation |
| FOR 632 | Advanced Investigation I |
| FOR 633 | Advanced Investigation II |
| FOR 661 | Medicolegal Investigation and Identification |
| Plus one of the following: | |
| CJ 608 | Law and Evidence |
| CJ 651 | Criminal Procedure |
| CJ 652 | Sexual Offenders and Predators |
| PS 605 | Criminal Law |
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Concentration in Fire Science |
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| The fire science concentration provides advanced training in arson scene investigation, laboratory analysis of arson-related evidence, and related aspects of arson and fire investigation. | |
| FOR625 | Chemistry of Fires and Explosions |
| CJ 649 | Fire Scene Investigation and Arson Analysis (4 credits) |
| CJ 608 | Law and Evidence or |
| CJ 651 | Criminal Procedure or |
| FS 665 | Legal Aspects of Fire and Arson Investigation or |
| PS 605 | Criminal Law |
| Plus one of the following: | |
| CJ 667 | Fire and Building Codes, Standards, and Practices |
| CJ 668 | Fire and Casualty Insurance Practices |
| CJ 669 | Dynamics, Evaluation, and Prevention of Structural Fires |
| CJ 684 |
Fire/Accident Scene Reconstruction |
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In addition, other concentration courses (in lists from which one, two, or more must be taken) may fulfill elective requirements. Courses listed as requirements for one of the concentrations may be taken as electives for other concentrations with the permission of the student’s faculty adviser. |
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