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CHEM 221 - Science of Crime Analysis


4 hrs (Sem I, II)
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the science involved in crime scene analysis used in a modern forensic laboratory and the underlying scientific principles behind crime scene analysis.  Techniques used in various scientific disciplines and sub-disciplines will be showcased (geology/mineralogy, biology/pathology/entomology/palynology, chemistry/toxicology, physics, etc..).  Students will analyze data and identify or match unknowns using microscopes, chemical reactions, and various spectroscopies. This course is a UCC course. 3 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours.