Course title

INTRODUCTION TO FORENSICS

Pre-requisite

Biology I and Chemistry I

Course description

The laboratory course is designed as a course for the student interested in forensic science. The philosophical; rational; and practical framework that supports a forensic investigation is presented via an integrated curriculum. This course presents the unifying principles of forensic science; discusses the foundation of forensic science in the basic sciences and mathematics; and introduces the technique of integrating these areas in the determination of the cause of death. The student studies forensic anthropology; biochemistry; chemistry; botany; entomology; and physics as well as problem-solving techniques utilized in analyzing a crime scene.

School Country

United States

School state

New Mexico

School city

Albuquerque

School Address

7801 Wilshire Ave NE

School zip code

87122

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • LADV
  • Advanced science
  • LINT
  • Integrated science

Approved date

Deferred Reason

In order to be reviewed as a laboratory science; we will need a list of physical laboratory experiments completed for this course and number of hours students spend doing laboratory assignments each week.

Online / Virtual

No