Program Description
Full-time, two-year program with courses taught at both the Jefferson Center City campus as well as at CFSRE laboratory in Willow Grove, PA. Designed to position students for advancement and professional development in the specific field of forensic biology.
One of the aspects, which sets our forensic biology program apart from other universities, is that students will be working adjacent to a fully functioning, ISO-17025 accredited, private DNA Laboratory. Instead of spending the duration of the program in a classroom, Jefferson students will be learning within an actual forensic laboratory and working alongside practicing scientists who serve as faculty and mentors. This teaching setting allows our students to engage first-hand in crime lab operation, offering an unparalleled educational experience.
Curriculum: 2 years, 40 credits1
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| FB 605 | ForenSerology & Immunology Lec | 2 |
| FB 606 | ForenSerology & Immunology Lab | 1 |
| FB 607 | Jour Club in For Serology&Immu | 1 |
| FB 610 | Legal Procedure & Ethics | 1 |
| BT 603 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Spring | ||
| FB 620 | Forensic Science Forum | 1 |
| FB 705 | Forensic Genetics Lecture | 3 |
| FB 706 | Forensic Genetics Lab | 1 |
| FB 880 | Master's Thesis Research | 1 |
| General Elective | 2-3 | |
| Credits | 8-9 | |
| Summer | ||
| FB 890 | Research - MSFB | 2 |
| GC 660 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Management or Gen Elective | 2-3 | |
| Credits | 7-8 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FB 715 | Advanced Forensic Genetics | 3 |
| FB 716 | Advanced Forensic Genetics Lab | 1 |
| FB 717 | Journal Club in Foren Genetics | 1 |
| FB 870 | Research - MSFB | 1 |
| Management or Gen Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| FB 830 | Clerkship - MSFB | 3 |
| FB 880 | Master's Thesis Research | 2 |
| Management or Gen Elective | 2-3 | |
| Credits | 7-8 | |
| Total Credits | 39-42 | |
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Minimum two Prof Develop Courses (Designated)
Minimum two Elective Courses (Designated)