2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 13, 2025  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FORS 400 - Forensic Microscopy


Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2

This course will familiarize students with the microscopy equipment common to most modern crime labs. The course will enable students to select mode-appropriate equipment and techniques and to make basic observations of the physical and optical properties of common evidential materials. This class is an introduction to microscopic analysis, identification, and characterization of materials, such as glass, hair, fiber, paint, and soil.
Prerequisite: FORS 200  and PHYS 112  or PHYS 122