Forensic Science (FORS)

FORS803
Advanced Forensic PhotographyCrosslisted with FORS 403

Prerequisites: FORS 120/L or FORS 302.

Description: Advanced concepts, techniques, analysis, and interpretation of photographic evidence.

This course is a prerequisite for: FORS 411; FORS 804, FORS 404

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:1

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FORS804
Bloodstains as EvidenceCrosslisted with FORS 404

Prerequisites: FORS 120/L, FORS 302 or FORS 403/803.

Description: Documentation and interpretation of geometric bloodstains, calculating probable origins, and collecting blood as a source of DNA evidence.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:1

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FORS814
Forensic EntomologyCrosslisted with ENTO 414, ENTO 814, FORS 414

Prerequisites: ENTO 115 or equivalent introductory course.

Description: Application of entomology to legal issues. Criminal investigations, insects of forensic importance, insect succession on carrion, and case studies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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FORS815
Forensic ToxicologyCrosslisted with FORS 415

Prerequisites: CHEM 252/254; BIOC 401 (concurrent).

Description: Provides a comprehensive understanding of the principles of toxicology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, analytical methods and instrumentation relative to forensic science.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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FORS820
Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation

Description: Theory and practice in forensic science. The legal system, crime scene investigation, taphonomy, and criminalistics.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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FORS845
Human Remains in Forensic ScienceCrosslisted with FORS 445

Prerequisites: LIFE 120/L and LIFE 121/L, CHEM 109A/L, CHEM 110A/L, and FORS 120/L.

Description: Forensic anthropology within the broader context of forensic sciences and biological anthropology. Estimation of biological profile and trauma assessment.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL
Course and Laboratory Fee:$90

Credit Hours:4

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FORS846
Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological and Forensic ScienceCrosslisted with FORS 446, NRES 446, NRES 846

Prerequisites: FORS 120

Description: Collection, processing, identification of common North American pollen types. Pollination ecology relating to scene reconstruction. Fundamental statistics and presentation requirements for a legal and scientific audience.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:4

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FORS898
Special Topics in Forensic ScienceCrosslisted with FORS 498

Prerequisites: 3 hrs FORS or equivalent.

Description: Current issues in forensic science.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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