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

Corequisite Courses: None
Prerequisite Courses: None
Additional Restrictions/ 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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