BIO 111 - FORENSIC BIOLOGY

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Biology

Description:

This course is an introduction to the basic methodology and theory of forensic science focusing on techniques currently used by practitioners to recover, preserve, and analyze biological evidence from a crime scene. The course will examine the ethics of handling evidence, issues of quality control, and the interpretation of various types of biological evidence for the legal system. Students will learn, through the examination of relevant case studies, the value of evidence based on microbiological and molecular analyses (DNA profiling), anatomic and clinical pathologies, and the role of plant and animal materials in forensic studies. This course does not count as biology with a lab and is not applicable for science majors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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