9 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 105Introduction to Forensic Science3
This course is a broad based survey of forensic science, its application to criminal and civil investigations, and introduces crime laboratory organization, crime scene investigation, and recognition and handling of physical evidence. Basic methods of collection and analysis of chemical, biological, and comparative materials will be examined through lecture and hands-on experience in the laboratory and field. Fall
A lecture and laboratory course designed to introduce chemical concepts (e.g., reactions, chromatography, and spectroscopy) and scientific thinking through the examination of forensic investigative techniques. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory period each week. This course is intended for non-science majors.
A laboratory course involving the microscopic analysis of a range of materials commonly encountered in forensic investigations. This course provides hands on experience in forensic materials analysis utilizing compound, comparison, polarized light, stereo, and scanning electron microscopes and microspectrophotometers. One hour of lecture, one hour of recitation, and two hours of laboratory each week. Prerequisite: FSC 105. (Fall of odd numbered years)
This course examines the role of the forensic scientist and scientific evidence as it relates to criminal/civil investigations and the courtroom. Topics include: crime laboratory quality assurance, evidence handling/identification and chains of custody, ethics, expert testimony, and admissibility requirements of scientific evidence. Students will be required to participate in exercises of qualifying and testifying as expert witnesses. Prerequisites: FSC 105 and CRJ 218. Spring
This course presents crime scene and laboratory applications of forensic serology. Techniques of sampling, comparison, and individualization of biological evidence will be utilized. The theory and practice of microscopic, biological, immunological, and chemical analysis will be applied to the examination of blood, seminal fluid, saliva, and other biological materials of forensic interest. Prerequisites: BIO 121 and CHE 212. Fall
This course is designed to explore three important subject areas of forensic pattern interpretation: fingerprints, bloodstain patterns, and impression/tool mark evidence. Course lectures will be supported by experiential activities such as developing and analyzing latent prints, creating and interpreting bloodstain patterns, and using the comparison microscope to analyze fired bullets and shell casings. Prerequisites: FSC 105 or FSC 106. (Fall of even numbered years; beginning fall/2022)
FSC 308 is designed as in-depth study of fire and arson scene investigation. Emphasis will be placed on the principles and techniques associated with conducting a forensic fire investigation, to include the methodology, scene preservation, 2023-2024
The internship is an on-site, experiential learning opportunity in which junior or senior forensic science majors gain practical experience with cooperating industries or governmental agencies. All internships (summer or one academic semester) will require a minimum of 50 hours of internship credit. The exact duration and weekly hours of the assignment will vary with the cooperating agency. The student must submit a written internship request to the program director before the end of the semester preceding the anticipated starting date. The request must be approved by the instructor and the department before formal application to the cooperating agencies is initiated. Interns must complete a self-evaluation, log, and present an acceptable written recommendation from the on-site internship supervisor upon
A course requiring the completion of an original research project and oral presentation of this work. Upon completion of the project, a comprehensive and well-documented research paper written in the style of a Journal of Forensic Science article is also required. This course, in conjunction with CHE 385 and 485, satisfies the oral competency requirement in the General Education curriculum (see pages 63-64).
