FORS201
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Forensic Science |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 or permission of instructor
This course covers basic theories of physical evidence processing,
identification, collection, chain custody, fingerprints, trace
materials, toxicology, blood, semen, and DNA. In addition, other
types of physical evidence issues will be discussed.
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FORS201L
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Forensic Science Lab |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 or permission of the instructor
Concurrent with FORS 201
This course supplements FORS 201 and covers the basic biology,
chemistry, and instrumentation techniques used in the identification,
documentation, collection, and analysis of forensic evidence. This
course will familiarize the student with the role of the forensic
laboratory within the criminal justice system.
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FORS320
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Forensic Chemistry |
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| Prerequisites: CHEM 130, 130L, 310, 310L, 316
Concurrent with FORS 320L
This course covers the applications of principles, methods, and
instrumentation of chemistry to forensic problems. This course covers
topics most commonly applicable to the everyday functions of a crime
laboratory professional. This course lays out the detailed principles
of forensic chemistry that are required of forensic scientists in
an accredited program.
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FORS320L
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Forensic Chemistry Lab |
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| Prerequisites: CHEM 130, 130L, 310, 310L, 316
Concurrent with FORS 320
This is a hands-on course on current analytical methods utilized
in today's modern forensic laboratories. Various analytical
methods currently being used in modern forensic science laboratories
will be performed utilizing chromatography (thin layer chromatography,
gas chromatography, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, high-
performance liquid chromatography). Infrared and ultraviolet
spectroscopy and wet chemistry techniques will also be addressed.
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FORS430
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Special Topics in Forensic Sci. |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and CJUS 101, 300 and FORS
201 or permission of the instructor
This course is an examination and evaluation of current issues in the field of
forensic science related to the scientific analysis of physical
evidence in criminal investigations. Individual and/or group
activities related to the profession of forensic science within the
criminal justice system. Topics will vary. The course may be repeated,
if topic is different.
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FORS431
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Crime Scene Investigation |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and CJUS 101, 300, and FORS 201
or permission of the instructor
This course is a study of the methods and techniques of scientific
crime scene investigation, documentation, and recognition of
physical evidence, collection, and crime scene reconstruction.
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FORS432
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Death Invest-Scene to Court |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206, senior standing as criminal
justice or forensic science major plus CJUS 101, 300, 330, and
FORS 201 or permission of the instructor
This course offers an in-depth study of the principles and techniques
associated with investigating homicides; suicides; and accidental,
natural, or equivalent deaths. While considering the sociological,
psychological, and legal aspects typically found in these cases, the
process will take the student from the scene to the court-criminal
or civil.
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FORS433
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Forensic Entomology |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206, BIOL 347, CJUS 300, and FORS
201 or permission of the instructor
This course will focus on the medico legal aspects of forensic
entomology, including arthropod-mediated fate of corpses. Coverage
will include life history, ecology, behavior, and other aspects of
those insects that scavenge on carrion and how they affect the
interpretation of a potential crime scene. Also covered will be
practical aspects of the job of a forensic entomologist. Students
will present a topic of their choice after a preliminary set of
lectures.
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FORS433L
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Forensic Entomology Lab |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206, BIOL 347, CJUS 300, and FORS 201
or permission of the instructor
Concurrent with FORS 433
This lab allows students to gain first-hand experience identifying the
various insects of forensic significance, and then partake in a series
of field projects that introduce the collection of entomological
evidence from carrion. Students will be exposed to an actual carrion
research project and research the postmortem interval using carrion
to determine the unknown time since death.
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FORS434
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Seminar in Forensic Science |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and CJUS 101, 300, and
FORS 201 or permission of the instructor
This course is an examination and evaluation of current issues
in the scientific analysis of physical evidence in criminal
investigations. The course includes individual and group
activities relating to professional practices of forensic
science and the criminal justice system.
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FORS490
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Internship in Forensic Science |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206, senior status in the forensic
science major, permission of the forensic science program administrator,
minimum 2.75 GPA and a minimum of 30 semester hours at The
University of Findlay
This course involves guided work-study experiences within the practical
world of forensic science and the crime laboratory. Internship will
also provide students with the relevant experience crime
laboratory directors seek from applicants. This will provide experience
in general laboratory procedures as well as safety processes that
are employed in forensic laboratories. This course will be graded S/U
and may be repeated with a maximum of 15 semester hours applying
toward a degree.
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