Forensic Science (MS)

Degree Requirements

All students complete 37 credit hours of graduate work. No more than three courses may be taken at the 500 level. In addition to the required courses listed below, all students must select two elective courses from an approved list. To fulfill the capstone requirement, students must choose either the thesis option (6 credit hours) or an internship (3-6 credit hours) with or without a research project (0-3 credit hours).

Core Course Requirements (19 credit hours):

CHEM 568	Forensic Chemistry (3)
FRSC 600	Law and Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 601	Forensic Molecular Biology (3)
FRSC 610	Forensic Serology (3)
FRSC 620	DNA Technologies in Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 621	Advanced DNA Technologies in Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 797	Graduate Seminar for Forensic Science (1)

Elective Courses* (12 credit hours):

CHEM 564	Chemistry of Dangerous Drugs (3)
CHEM 580	Chemical Toxicology (3)
CHEM 602	Medicinal Chemistry (3)
CHEM 610	Applications of Analytical Chemistry (3)
CHEM 645	Molecular Spectroscopy (3)
FRSC 650	Forensic Microscopy (3)
FRSC 660	Death Analysis in Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 670	Forensic Analytical Methods (3)
MATH 539	Biostatistics II (3)

*up to 6 elective units from other disciplines may be taken with permission from the FRSC Director

Capstone Courses (6 credit hours):

FRSC 787	Graduate Internship in Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 880	Research Project I in Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 881	Research Project II in Forensic Science (3)
FRSC 897	Thesis in Forensic Science (6)

 

Suggested Student Schedule

Year 1 - Fall (9 credits) FRSC 601 Forensic Molecular Biology CHEM 568 Forensic Chemistry Elective Course	Year 1 - Spring (9 credits) FRSC 600 Law and Forensic Science FRSC 610 Serology Elective Course
Year 2 - Fall (9 credits) FRSC 620 DNA Technologies Elective Course Capstone Course	Year 2 - Spring (10 credits) FRSC 621 Adv. DNA Technologies FRSC 797 Forensic Seminar Elective/Capstone Course