The PCOM Forensic Medicine program provides students with the ability to positively affect the lives of their patients, their families, their employers, and their communities. Students will become lifelong learners, developing a baseline of analytic and critical thinking skills that will prepare them for the challenges of forensic medicine.
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 one year of didactic face-to-face course work that meets one weekend a month followed by a year of online coursework, and a capstone project. Classes during the first year (August-May) will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00AM-4:00PM. Online classes begin in the summer of the second year.
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 |
Principles of Forensic Medicine I |
Principles of Forensic Medicine II |
Research Design & Methodology (online)
|
| Second year |
Evidence-Based Forensic Medicine (online)
|
Bioethics in Professional Practice (online)
|
Law & Evidentiary Procedure (online)
|
Capstone Integrative Experience |
