Why PCOM?
PCOM is conveniently located on City Avenue, just minutes from the city and suburbs. PCOM offers the only forensic medicine programs in the region. Students learn through a combination of classroom, online and hands-on training, which prepares them for a successful career in the field. Our graduates have the opportunity to work in a variety of professions including death and crime scene investigation, forensic investigation, forensic nursing, coroner, sexual assault examiner and insurance examiner.
The Master of Science in Forensic Medicine program is designed for individuals who have an undergraduate degree and background in the sciences who wish to enter a full master's degree program.
The curriculum consists of weekend didactic lectures and small group interactions combined with ongoing online course work. The program will provide a solid foundation in the theory, concepts, and principles of forensic medicine, the medico-legal and technical aspects of death scene investigations, and clinical pathology skills. The emerging demands, role and responsibilities of medico-legal investigations by Forensic Scientists will be addressed. This program also prepares each graduate for certification as a death investigator.
Typically, our enrolled students have backgrounds as:
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- EMTs
- Paramedics
- Criminal Investigators
- Coroners
- Law Enforcement Professionals
Work experience is not necessarily required to enter the program and we do accept recent college graduates.
Master of Science course sequence
|
Term and Course Title |
| Academic Progression |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
| First year |
Pathology for Forensic Medicine |
Forensic
Medicine I |
Forensic Medicine II |
Research Design & Methodology |
| Second year |
Evidence-Based Forensic Medicine |
Bioethics in Professional Practive |
Law & Evidentiary Procedure
Forensic Medicine Clinical Internship
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Forensic Medicine Clinical Internship |
