CHMY 280NL - Forensic Science I

Credit(s): 4

Prerequisite(s): appropriate placement test score in math or a grade of “C” or better in M 090~ or M 094~ and appropriate placement test score in writing or a grade of “C” or better in WRIT 095~.
This course is a presentation of the techniques, skills, and limitations of the modern crime laboratory, including ancillary services. Topics covered in this course include: crime scene processing, pathology, anthropology, odontology, types of physical evidence, trace evidence (glass, soil, hair, paint), impression evidence (tools, tires, shoes, bite marks, serial numbers), friction ridge examination, firearms, and blood spatter analysis. Laboratory work included. (Fall Semester)