7 courses with the subject FSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FSC 101Survey of Forensic Science4
This course offers a broad introduction to the field of forensic science. Students are exposed to a range of evidence types, evidence collection methods, and evidence processing protocols, learning both by traditional lecture and hands-on, experiential methods. Students who complete this course will be able to understand, apply, and interpret a variety of forensic methods and analyses. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week.
An introduction to the fundamentals of photography including its history, theory and role in documenting, preserving and identifying information. Students will apply the scientific method to photography, learning techniques and methods for creating an accurate representation of a scene from both legal and technical perspectives. Three lecture hours per week. Cross-listed as CRJ/FOR 207. 215
FSC 211Stranger Than Fiction: Case Studies in Forensic Science1
This course utilizes cases from the instructor’s career as a forensic anthropologist to illustrate the application of science in a forensic context, including scene investigation, laboratory analysis, and courtroom presentation. Students will review true-crime media portrayals of four of the instructor’s high-profile murder cases, which are then juxtaposed with a detailed, behind-the- scenes account of the scientific analysis involved in solving each of the cases. The class covers the theory, science, and ethics of forensic investigation and shows how these are applied in real cases. Assigned readings, videos, and asynchronous narrated lectures are complemented by synchronous, Zoom class sessions. One lecture hour per week.
An introduction to fundamental principles of the scientific approach to criminal investigation. Special attention is given to theory and application of investigative strategies for physical evidence collection and crime scene preservation and construction. Three lecture hours per week. Cross-listed as CRJ/FOR 311.
FSC 320Making an Impression: The Science of Forensic Evidence Analysis3
This course provides relevant theory and hands-on experience in identifying, collecting, preserving, and analyzing impression evidence. Students gain experiential knowledge in all aspects of handling and interpreting impression evidence, which may include fingerprints, shoeprints, tire treads, bite mark evidence and tool mark impressions. Students also learn about the various degrees of certainty connecting evidence with known samples. Knowledge and skills gained in this course prepares students for work in crime scene investigation and crime laboratories. Three lecture hours per week. FSC 481(3) This course builds upon the concepts and techniques presented in FOR 480 in order to explore the realm of Forensic Archaeology in depth. Forensic Archaeology is the application of archaeological methods to the resolution of medical-legal issues. Topics included in the course are the methods and techniques to perform the controlled recovery of human remains and other evidence at forensic scenes. The types of evidence discussed include cemetery desecration, crime scene investigation, natural disasters, mass graves and exhumations. These forensic services offer significant insights concerning the identification of human remains, interpretation of past cultural actions and the recognition of environmental alterations. Three lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Cross-listed as CRJ/FOR 481.
This course promotes the assimilation and application of concepts and skills learned throughout the Forensic Science and General Education curriculum to a specific research question. This seminar course is usually based around a group project for which each member is responsible for a specific component. Students meet regularly to discuss and report their findings, to establish next steps in the project, or take turns leading discussions on readings that support their area of interest relating to the broader seminar topic. Students are encouraged to present their findings at the local, regional, or national level. School of Professional Studies
Practical placement in a field, research, or laboratory context under a professional mentor. (Students may participate in more than one internship opportunity)
