CJ 310 - Criminal Investigation and Forensics

(3 Credits)

This course focuses on forensic science as an application of science to the law. While forensic science is used in civil and criminal cases, this course focuses on criminal investigation. Forensic science comprises several disparate fields of study. This course will cover a wide range of topics including jurisprudence, medicine, taphonomy, criminalistics, engineering, digital forensics and behavioral science. This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of forensic science including the history and definition of forensic science, legal framework in which forensic science in the USA is conducted, commonly applied and recently developed applications, potential forms of evidence and their analysis, presentation of facts and opinion in a court of law, and more.

Prerequisite(s): CJ 260 or LAW 302