Course Catalog Information (24-25)
ADMJ 84
Forensic Science
Course Description
This course discusses techniques used by forensic scientists in identification, collection, comparison, and analysis of different types of physical evidence from crime scenes. The course is intended for the non-science major seeking a law enforcement career but it is useful to all students interested in the field of forensic science. Emphasis will be given to trace evidence, DNA evidence, bloodstain patterns, firearms, tool marks, fingerprints, questioned documents, drugs, arson, explosives, computer forensics, and courtroom expert witness testimony. This is a combined content lecture and skill-building crime lab utilization course.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe the forensic science in the criminal justice system from the crime scene to the crime laboratory and to the courtroom.
- Identify various forensic disciplines and what type of analysis and/or services they can provide to law enforcement agencies.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5 ANTH 7
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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