The Forensic Science Minor connects science, law, and human behavior to help students build practical skills and explore real-world applications of their major. Rather than being one single subject, forensic science brings together many different fields that all focus on how evidence is collected, analyzed, and used in legal and investigative settings. Because of this, forensic science can’t be fully taught from just one department or perspective. It works best when students can draw on multiple disciplines. This minor is designed to be flexible, allowing students from a wide range of majors to see how forensic science intersects with what they already study. For example, anthropology majors who often focus on the human skeleton can expand their training through courses in entomology or soft-tissue anatomy. Chemistry students can apply their skills to areas like toxicology, anatomy, and physiology. Pre-law students gain hands-on insight into how evidence is recovered and evaluated through courses in archaeology, osteology, and criminology. Even art students can deepen their understanding of human form, anatomy, and perception through coursework in osteology and forensic psychology. With a broad list of electives and a capstone course, the Forensic Science Minor offers both structure and choice. It complements many majors while helping students develop strong analytical, ethical, and problem-solving skills that support careers or further study involving evidence-based investigation. Program of Study Prerequisite SOCI 11101, Introductory Sociology (3 hours) Required Courses (9 hours) ANTH 2020, Forensic Anthropology (3 hours) SOCI 3810, Criminology in Sociology (3 hours) ANTH 4920, Capstone in Forensic Science (3 hours) NEW Electives (9 hours) Select 9 hours from groups A, B, or C. When selecting courses, two of the three groups must be represented. At least one of the three courses must be upper-division (3000-level or above). Group A: Medicine, Physiology, and Toxicology BCMB 3600, Genomics and Bioinformatics (3 hours) BCMB 4010/6010, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I (4 hours) BCMB 4020/6020, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II (3 hours) BINF(PBIO) 4550/6550, Concepts in Bioinformatics and Omics (3 hours) CBIO 3710, Principles of Physiology (3 hours) CBIO 3800, Neurobiology (4 hours) CBIO(IDIS) 4500/6500, Medical Parasitology (3 hours) ECHD 3170, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Issues (3 hours) ENTO 3645, Medical Entomology Lecture (3 hours) ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L, General Entomology (4 hours) EPID 4070, Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 hours) GENE 3200-3200D, Genetics (4 hours) GENE 3220L, Genetics Problem Solving Laboratory (3 hours) GENE 4200/6200, Advanced Genetics (3 hours) GENE 4220L, Laboratory in Genetic Modeling (3 hours) GENE 4230L, Evolutionary Biology Laboratory (3 hours) GENE 4240L, Experimental Microbiome Genetics Laboratory (3 hours) GENE 4500/6500, Human Genetics (3 hours) MATH (BINF) 4780/6780, Mathematical Biology (3 hours) NUTR 4510/6510, Nutrition Related to the Human Life Cycle (3 hours) NUTR 4530/6530, Medical Nutrition Therapy II (4 hours) NUTR 4570/6570, Inherited Metabolic Disorders (3 hours) PBIO(CRSS) 4500/6500, Introduction to Gene Technology (3 hours) PHAR 4010E, Introduction to Drugs, Biologics, and Devices Regulated by the FDA (3 hours) VPHY 3108, Integrative Concepts in Physiology II (3 hours) VPHY 4200/6200, Physiologic Basis of Diseases (3 hours) VPHY 4300/6300, Endocrine Physiology (3 hours) VPHY 4500/6500, Integrative Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology (3 hours) VPHY 4600/6600, Physiological Toxicology (3 hours) Group B: Criminology and Society ARST 3210, Color Photography (3 hours) CSCI 4270/6270, Introduction to Computer Forensics (4 hours) ECHD 4380/6380, Human Development and Mental Health (3 hours) GEOG 2011-2011L, Introduction to Geographic Information Science (3 hours) GEOG 3640, The Geography of Human Rights (3 hours) GEOG 4631/6631, Race, Inequality, and the American City (3 hours) GEOG 4640/6640, Population Geography (3 hours) GEOG 4680/6680, Gender and Geography (3 hours) HIST 3775, Crime, Punishment, and Human Rights (3 hours) JOUR 3330, Introduction to Photojournalism (3 hours) JURI 2990-2990D, Law, Justice, and the State (3 hours) LING 4940/6940, Special Topics in Linguistics (3 hours) MIST 5785, Applied Information Security (3 hours) POLS 3600, Criminal Justice Administration (3 hours) POLS 4900, Law Enforcement Administration (3 hours) POLS(SOCI) 3700, Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3 hours) PSYC 3230, Psychopathology (3 hours) PSYC 3300, Social and Personality Development (3 hours) PSYC 4200, Social Psychology (3 hours) SOCI 3020, Lives in Time and Place (3 hours) SOCI 3070, Juvenile Delinquency (3 hours) SOCI 3100, Medical Sociology (3 hours) SOCI 3340, Social Psychology of Race, Racism, and Discrimination (3 hours) SOCI(ANTH) 3400, Environmental Sociology (3 hours) SOCI 3830, Violence and Society (3 hours) SOCI 3840, Family Violence (3 hours) SOCI 4830, Sociology of Law (3 hours) Group C: The Human Body in Forensic Context ANTH 3210, Archaeology of Warfare (3 hours) ANTH 3330, Displaced Peoples of the World (3 hours) ANTH 3444, Ancient Human Health (3 hours) ANTH 3540, Multicultural Health Care (3 hours) ANTH 4025/6025, Stable Isotope Analysis in Anthropology (3 hours) ANTH 4100/6100, Evolution and Human Behavior (3 hours) ANTH 4200/6200, Field Methods in Archaeology (3-6 hours) ANTH(ECOL) 4210L/6210L, Zooarchaeology (4 hours) ANTH 4230/6230, Archaeological Theory (3 hours) ANTH 4240/6240, Laboratory Methods in Archaeology (3-6 hours) ANTH 4265/6265, Bioarcheology (3 hours) ANTH 4500/6500, Molecular Past (3 hours) ANTH 4540/6540-4540L/6540L, Health, Biology, and Culture (3 hours) ANTH 4620, Applied Anthropology (3 hours) ANTH 4730L/6730L, Human Osteology (4 hours) ANTH 4740/6740, Primate Ecology and Evolution (3 hours) ANTH 4755/6755-4755L/6755L, Archaeological Science (3 hours) ANTH 4790/6790, Human Adaptation (3 hours) ANTH 4850, Archaeology and Society (3 hours) ARGD 3310, Techniques and Topics in Science Illustration (3 hours) ARGD 3320, Design in Scientific Illustration (3 hours) ARGD 3330, Color Techniques in Scientific Illustration (3 hours) ARST 2000, Introduction to Figure Drawing (3 hours) ARST 2800, Introduction to Digital Imaging (3 hours) ARST 3010, Advanced Drawing (3 hours) ARST 3130, Introduction to Figure Painting (3 hours) ARST 3145, The Figure as Subject and the Narrative Impulse (3 hours) ARST 3150, Figure Painting (3 hours) ARST 4020, Figure Drawing/Anatomy (3 hours) CBIO 2200-2200L, Anatomy and Physiology I (4 hours) CBIO 2210-2210L, Anatomy and Physiology II (4 hours) CBIO 3010-3010L, Functional Human Anatomy (4 hours) CBIO 3200L, Medical Anatomy (1-3 hours) CRSS(FANR) 3060, Soils and Hydrology (3 hours) AND CRSS(FANR) 3060L, Soils and Hydrology Laboratory (1 hour) CRSS 3540, Soil Morphology and Interpretation (3 hours) ENTO 3140-3140L, Insect Natural History (4 hours) GEOL 3010-3010L, Earth Materials (4 hours) GEOL 3020-3020L, Surficial and Near-Surficial Processes (4 hours) GEOL 4010-4010L, Life and Ecologies of the Past (3 hours) GEOL 4410/6410, Introduction to Research in Archeogeology (1-3 hours) CRSS(GEOL) 4540/6540-4540L/6540L, Pedology (3 hours) GEOL 4550/6550, Clay Mineralogy and Geochemistry (3 hours) GEOL(ANTH) 4340/6340, Archaeometry (3 hours) GRNT 3100E, Early Life Influences on Aging (3 hours) PBIO 4650/6650-4650L/6650L, Plant Biodiversity (4 hours) PBIO 4800/6800, Environmental DNA (eDNA): One Mixture, Multiple Meanings (4 hours) PMCY 4050/6050, Human Anatomy (3 hours) VPAT 5321, Veterinary Forensics and Forensic Pathology (1 hour) VPHY 3100, Elements of Physiology (3 hours) VPHY 3107-3107D, Integrative Concepts in Physiology I (4 hours) VPHY 3107L, Integrative Concepts in Physiology Laboratory (1 hour)
