Master of Science Degree in Forensic Medicine

The program is designed for individuals who have an undergraduate degree and background in the sciences.

The curriculum consists of one year of didactic (face-to-face classroom) coursework that meets one weekend per month followed by a year of online coursework as well as a capstone project.

Classes during the first year (August-May) will be held approximately one weekend a month on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Online classes begin in the summer of the second year.

For additional details, view the course sequence for the Master of Science in Forensic Medicine Program.

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Work experience is not required to enter the program and recent college graduates are accepted into the program.

Those applicants who are interested in applying for the Master of Science in Forensic Medicine Program but who do not have an undergraduate degree and background in the sciences may first apply to the Pathway course. Visit the Forensic Medicine application requirements page for more information.

Career paths and, in some cases, volunteer opportunities for graduates of the MS in Forensic Medicine degree program may include the following:

• Accident scene investigator
• Autopsy technician
• Coroner
• Forensic investigator
• Legal consultant
• Trauma
• Emergency medicine
• Psychiatric nurse
• Sexual assault nurse examiner
• Social services investigator and/or advocate

Learn more about forensic careers and what you can do with a degree in forensic medicine.

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