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 / district 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