BIOL 262 Introduction to Forensic Biology
This is a hands-on course intended for non-science majors interested in the biology involved in crime-scene investigations. Students will collect and analyze evidence from simulated crime scenes. Along the way, students will learn some of the methods used in crime labs, including blood typing, DNA fingerprinting, hair, and fiber analysis, microscopy, and serology. Although this course will expose students to modern forensic techniques, it is not intended to train professionals in forensic science, but we will see if it really takes less than one hour to solve a crime, like it does on episodes of CSI!