SCI-114 Introduction to Forensic Science
An introduction to forensic science as well as evidence processing and interpretation for use in the court of law. Topics will include crime scene procedures and the identification, preservation, documentation, and collection of evidence; fingerprinting, firearms and ballistic examination, blood spatter reconstruction, hair and fiber analysis, footprint and tire track examination, identification of skeletal remains, the scientific methods used to identify biological and drug evidence; the use of PCR technology in evidentiary DNA testing; the principles behind the chemical analysis of firearms and trace evidence; and ethics in forensic science. The accompanying lab will explore practical applications of the field.
Prerequisite
Take SCI-114L
Course Types
SC CC-CT