FOSC 401 - Forensic Science Capstone

Credits: (4)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; two hours lab.
Prerequisites: FOSC 301 and permission of the instructor.
Provides an overview of advanced or special topics in the Forensic Sciences. Through discussions of current literature, cutting-edge developments and controversies in Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, Forensic Toxicology, Criminalistics, and other applied forensic science disciplines are considered. Students will learn, through reading the primary literature, to critically evaluate research in the discipline and receive the background and training necessary to either design and conduct their own directed research project or gain clinical/laboratory experience in the Forensic Science field of their choice.

Note(s): Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning designated course. This course serves as the capstone experience for the Forensic Science Minor.