Forensic Science, Minor : SLU

Forensic Science, Minor

麻豆传媒's forensic science minor focuses on applying science to legal problems. It complements the study of science, medicine or law.

SLU's minor in forensic science requires a minimum of 21 credits, combining 13-15 credits of required courses and eight credits of electives.
SLU's forensic science faculty offers听the academic and practical experience to deliver high-impact instruction and provide the tools to work for social justice in the spirit of Catholic, Jesuit education.
A minor in forensic science allows students to apply scientific principles to various career fields such as psychology, criminal justice, biology, and chemistry. The minor also provides students in the pre-law track with opportunities to learn about the role forensic science plays in court cases and the courtroom.听

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
贵搁厂颁听2600	Survey of Forensic Science	3
贵搁厂颁听2800	Professional Issues in Forensic Science	3
贵搁厂颁听4550 &补尘辫;听贵搁厂颁听4551	Crime Scene Investigation and Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory	3
Choose one of the following:		2-3
贵搁厂颁听3620 &补尘辫;听贵搁厂颁听3621	Forensic Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry Laboratory ^*
辞谤听贵搁厂颁听3625	Forensic Chemistry for the Investigator
Choose one of the following:		2-3
贵搁厂颁听3630 &补尘辫;听贵搁厂颁听3631	Forensic Biology and Forensic Biology Laboratory ^*
辞谤听贵搁厂颁听3635	Forensic Biology for Investigators
Electives		8
Choose a minimum of 8 credits in courses with a Forensic Science - Minor Elective attribute, such as:
贵搁厂颁听3150齿	True Crime: Forensic and Literary Perspectives ^鈥�
贵搁厂颁听3400	Digital Forensic Investigation
贵搁厂颁听3500	Forensics and Law
贵搁厂颁听3650	Forensic Laboratory Techniques for the Investigator
贵搁厂颁听3640	Fingerprints
贵搁厂颁听4610	Death Investigation
贵搁厂颁听4650 &补尘辫;听贵搁厂颁听4651	Advanced Crime Scene Reconstruction and Advanced Crime Scene Reconstruction Laboratory
Total Credits		21-23

鈥�: 贵搁厂颁听3150齿 True Crime: Forensic and Literary Perspectives (3 cr)听also counts as a Collaborative Inquiry and Writing Intensive course for the Undergraduate University CORE.听
*: 贵搁厂颁听3620 Forensic Chemistry (2 cr) & 贵搁厂颁听3621 Forensic Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr) and 贵搁厂颁听3630 Forensic Biology (2 cr)听&补尘辫;贵搁厂颁听3631 Forensic Biology Laboratory (1 cr) have prerequisites of additional Biology and/or Chemistry courses and are geared towards students majoring in a Natural Science such as Biology or Chemistry.

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Students with a minor in forensic science must maintain a 2.00 GPA in their forensic science听minor coursework.