Apr 18, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Catalogue 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

FSC 501 - Forensic Science Foundations


Course Description: Survey of methods, techniques, and applications of basic crime scene processing and investigation. Topics include: an understanding of physical evidence, processing various types of crime scenes, assessing crime scenes, basic crime scene photography, crime scene sketching and mapping, and crime scene reporting, crime scene processing skills (using light technology, various fingerprint lifting techniques, shooting scene documentation and reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis), documenting the body as a crime scene, assessing special crime scenes, the role of the crime scene analysis and reconstruction, and utilizing forensic science specialists.

Credit Hours: 3

Corequisites Courses: None
Prerequisite Courses: None
Additional Restriction/ Requirements: None
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

Equivalent Courses: None
Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
Additional Course Fees: None
Course Attribute: None








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