Forensic Syllabus

SEMESTER I

• PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND EMPLOYER EXPECTATIONS SAFETY

• FORENSIC SCIENCE AND CAREER OPTIONS

• USING SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND REASONING

• EVIDENCE COLLECTION

• PROCESSING AND ANALYZING TRACE EVIDENCE

• IMPRESSION EVIDENCE

• TOXICOLOGY

SEMESTER II

• IDENTIFYING DRUGS

• SEROLOGY LABORATORY PROCEDURES

• BLOOD SPATTER ANALYSIS

• ANALYZING DNA

• BALLISTICS, TOOL MARKS, AND IMPRESSIONS

• QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS

• ANTHROPOLOGY AND FORENSICS

• DECOMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY

• CASE STUDIES