Description
Defiance College's forensic science program brings together the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, medicine and criminal justice to track down criminals from clues left at a crime scene. Students in Forensic Science will learn many skills including how to analyze evidence from arsons for accelerants, do DNA fingerprinting, presumptive tests for narcotics, trajectories for ballistics, human anatomy for drawing evidence from remains, and the legal procedures for taking evidence to court. Forensic science is a demanding major because of the strong technical laboratory skills needed to analyze crime scene evidence while following legal procedures that preserve the evidence for use in court.

Students do internships with regional crime laboratories and local police departments to gain experience in both laboratory forensic investigations and crime investigation. Also, all students have a senior research project in forensics. Past projects included such diverse topics as ballistics, biological decomposition rates and gun powder residue patterns. Defiance College's program in Forensic Science will prepare you for a position in a crime lab or if you choose, graduate school in forensics.

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

For more information on the forensic program, take a look at the course offerings. Better yet, contact one of the professors in the program directly.

Professors
Dr. Somnath Dutta
Dr. Nathan Griggs
Don Knueve
Dr. Spiro Mavroidis
Steve Sondergaard
Mary Ann Studer