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Study the scene of the crime

Want to be a forensic investigator? As a student in Lynn's forensic investigations program, you'll learn how to work in the field of criminalistics. You'll get hands-on experience through testing, studying, analyzing and processing crime scenes, and learn how to work with law enforcement.

This forensic investigations degree gives you an introduction to the uses and methods of forensic science, examines the types of evidence attained to prepare you for a role as a crime scene investigator. Before you graduate, you will even create and solve a crime of your own using investigative techniques such as forensic psychology, trace evidence analysis, forensic pathology and more.

You'll learn important facets of crime scene investigation from accomplished and experienced faculty, including a former FBI special agent and our faculty medical doctor who practiced clinical and surgical pathology in the U.S. and abroad. Plus, you'll examine evidence and produce theories about perpetrator motives with this exciting forensic investigations program.

Forensic investigations degree information

Being a crime scene investigator can be a rewarding job. In this program you'll learn how to work in forensic laboratories and in investigative units with law firms or private investigative agencies. Start earning your bachelor's of science in forensic investigations and get skills necessary to start your career. Many of the topics you'll study take you deep into the field of forensic science, including:

• Arson and explosive scene investigation and criminalistics
• Crime scene preservation and investigation
• Evaluation and identification of crime scene materials

Forensic investigations career opportunities

There are so many opportunities when it comes to a career in forensic science. When you study criminal investigations, evidence recognition, collection and preservation, microscopy, ethics and courtroom presentations. Here are a few places where your degree would be highly valued:

• Crime scene investigation teams
• Private laboratories
• Law firms Insurance companies
• Private investigation agencies

You may also choose to continue your studies in a graduate program, and pursue a career in:

• Criminal justice
• Criminology
• Psychology
• Law