2 courses with the subject SCI, 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.
SCI 114Introduction to Forensic Science4
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.
Assesses the developments, changes, and impacts of scientific events in history through knowledge acquisition, data analysis, and communication of findings. Topics include ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, and Roman science, global scientific advances and society, and the emergence of physics, chemistry, and biology. Emphasis will be placed on notable theories and practices, including scientific experimentation.
