Forensic Science Minor

Department Information

Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
PO Box 70555
Phone (423) 439-5346
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/cj

The forensic science minor requires 18 credits of interdisciplinary coursework. The program allows students to choose what path in forensic science they wish to pursue: behavioral science or natural science. Students minoring in forensic science are allowed to take any of the listed elective courses. However, it is recommended that students majoring in a natural science (biology, chemistry, etc.) would select elective courses in the same discipline since some of the upper-division courses would have pre-requisites that would need to be satisfied prior to the upper-division elective.

Forensic Minor Requirements: 18 credits

Required Courses: 9 credits

ANTH 3450 - Forensic Anthropology (3 credits)
CJCR 1600 - Forensic Science (3 credits)
PHIL 2030 - Practical Reasoning (3 credits)

Advisor Approve Electives: 9 credits

Choose 9 credits of electives from Behavioral Science Track or Natural Science Track. Six credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. Electives may be chosen from both tracks in consultation with an advisor.

Behavioral Science Track

ANTH 3070 - Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
ANTH 4250 - Medical Belief and Cultural Competence (3 credits)
CJCR 2600 - Crime Scene Investigation (3 credits)
CJCR 3310 - Criminology (3 credits)
CJCR 3650 - Criminal Procedure (3 credits)
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
PHIL 3050 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits) *
PSYC 4320 - Abnormal Psychology (3 credits) *
PSYC 4807 - Forensic Psychology (3 credits) *
SOCI 3300 - Deviant Behavior (3 credits) *
SOCI 3330 - Sociology of Crime and Punishment (3 credits) *

Natural Science Track

BIOL 4667 - Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics (3 credits) *
BSTA 3000 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
CHEM 2220 - Quantitative Analysis Lecture (2 credits) *
and
CHEM 2221 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (2 credits) * (CHEM 2220 and CHEM 2221 are taken together for 4 credits.)
CHEM 3550 - Forensic Chemistry (3 credits) *
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
ENVH 4357 - Toxicology (3 credits) *
GEOS 3500 - Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
HSCI 3000 - Human Anatomy (4 credits) *
HSCI 3020 - Human Physiology (4 credits) *

*Note:

Courses with * may have prerequisite courses not included in the program of study.

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.