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Forensic Science is the application of science (chemistry, physics, and biology) through hands-on labs and learning initiatives that will lead students through a foundation of law and criminal justice, history of forensics, and modern scientific advances in the field. Topics include the investigation of fingerprinting, fiber analysis, ballistics, trace evidence analysis, poisons, drugs, blood samples and spatters, behavioral analysis, and the role of computers in Forensics. Students are taught the proper collection, preservation, and laboratory analysis of various samples. Prerequisite: Biology and Chemistry Students participate in an average of 2.5 hours per week in labs. See the list of labs below as well as a more detailed list attached. Chapter 1 - Observation Skills Chapter 2 - CSI Evidence Collection Chapter 3 - Hair Analysis Chapter 4 - Fiber and Textile Analysis Chapter 5 - Forensic Botany Chapter 6 - Fingerprints Chapter 7 - DNA Profiling Chapter 8 - Blood & Blood Spatter Chapter 9 - Forensic Toxicology Chapter 10 - Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, Counterfeiting Chapter 11 - Forensic Entomology Chapter 12 - Death Manner, Mechanism, Cause Chapter 13 - Soil Examination Chapter 14 - Forensic Anthropology Chapter 15 - Glass Evidence Chapter 16 - Casts & Impressions Chapter 17 - Tool Marks Chapter 18 - Firearms & Ballistics

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• LINT
• Integrated science

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Online / Virtual