Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
CJFS
Course Subject
CJFS
Course Number
1130
Course Section
JB
Course Title
Basics of Forensic Science
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2015
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
N
Area of Study
FSCI
Course Description
Goals: To introduce non-science students to the practice of forensic science. Content: The nature of physical evidence and its role in the legal system; expert testimony; disciplines such as crime scene investigation, fingerprints, questioned documents, firearms, DNA, drugs, toxicology, fire debris, and trace microanalysis (hairs, glass, fibers). Taught: Fall and spring. Corequisite: CJFS 1130 - LAB: Basics of Forensic Science Note: You may not take CJFS 1130 if you have already completed CJFS 3400: Survey of Forensic Sciences. Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Hardin, Glenn, "CJFS1130-JB.Basics of Forensic Science.F15.Hardin,Glenn" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 5671.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/5671