B.S. Forensic Investigation
124 Credit Hours Beginning Fall 2020, Catalog Year 2021
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| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENG 111 English Composition | 3 |
| CJS 101 Intro to Criminal Justice Studies | 3 |
| ATH 212 Intro to Archeology Theory & Methods or GEO 101 Global Forces, Local Diversity | 3 |
| MPF IIA Creative Arts | 3 |
| MPF IV Natural Science (biological) | 3-4 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15-16
MPF IIA Creative Arts
Recommended course options
- ART 181 Concepts in Art
Introduction to visual and thematic concepts as applied to art in various cultures and historical periods. - ART 187 Or ART 188 History of Western Art
Historical survey of Western art, including development of concepts necessary for analysis and appreciation of great works of art.
MPF IV Natural Science
Recommended course options
- MBI 131 Community Health Perspectives
Discussion of community health primarily from the perspective of leading causes of disease and death in the U.S. Exploration of the impact of environment, behavior, and disease, including prevention and treatment strategies, on human health, public resources, and quality of life for society. - BIO 121 Environmental Biology
Local, regional, and global environmental issues examined in the context of current ecological theory and principles of resource use and management.
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| CJS 211 Policing in America | 3 |
| CJS 271 Criminal Behavior | 3 |
| CIT 154 Personal Computer Concepts or CMR 181 Computers and Business | 3 |
| MPF V Math, Formal Reasoning & Technology - recommended STA 261 Statistics | 4 |
| ELECTIVE Elective | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15-17
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| CJS 125 Law & the Courts | 3 |
| CJS 235 Forensic Science Survey | 3 |
| CHM 121 Intro to Forensic Chemistry | 4 |
| CIT 262 Technology, Ethics & Global Society | 3 |
| MP-AW Advanced Writing - recommended EGS 215 Workplace Writing | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| CJS 231 Law & Individual Rights | 3 |
| CJS 272 Forensic & Crime Evidence | 3 |
| CIT 358 IT Assurance & Security | 3 |
| MPF III Global Perspective | 3 |
| MPT Thematic Sequence | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15
MPF III Global Perspective
Recommended course options
- GEO 101 Global Forces, Local Diversity
Application of human geography concepts to patterns and processes of economic, political, and cultural changes at global, regional and local scales. - IDS 159 Strength Through Cultural Diversity
A primary goal of this course is to facilitate students' abilities to build their cultural competencies and their abilities to work toward a socially just and inclusive world by providing the conceptual tools and vocabulary to think about, discuss and experience diversity. Topics covered include multiculturalism, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, privilege, the impacts of social and cultural change, and the engagement of students in the global community. - SOC 153 Sociology in a Global Context (online only)
Designed to develop the sociological imagination - an imagination that allows students to place themselves in a larger, ever-changing global world. Serves as a prerequisite for upper level sociology courses and as an entry course for the Sociology major, Sociology minors and thematic sequences. - ATH 175 Peoples of the World
Provides an appreciation of human cultural, social, and linguistic variation around the world and through time. Develops anthropological and ethnographic approaches to understanding cultural differences and similarities in political, social and economic organization; marriage and family patterns; environment and beliefs systems; and other aspects of globalized human cultural life.
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| MAJOR Forensic Investigation Elective | 3 |
| MPF III Global Perspectives | 3 |
| MPT Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| ELECTIVE Elective | 3 |
| LECTIVE Elective | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| CJS 232 Criminal Defense & Adjudication | 3 |
| GEO 441 Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| MP-EXP recommended - CJS 220 Field Study in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| MP-IP Intercultural Perspectives - recommended POL 142 American Politics & Diversity | 4 |
| MPT Thematic Sequence | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| CJS 461 Applied Research Methods in CJS | 3 |
| GEO 442 Advanced Geo. Info. Systems | 3 |
| MAJOR Forensic Investigation Elective | 3 |
| ELECTIVE Elective | 3 |
| ELECTIVE Elective | 3 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15
| Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|
| CJS 441 Evidence Law & Expert Testimony | 3 |
| CJS 485 Criminal Justice Capstone | 3 |
| GEO 445 GIS for Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ELECTIVE Elective | 3 |
| ELECTIVE Elective | 4 |
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15
Abbreviation Key
MP-EL = Experiential Learning
MPF I = English Composition
MPF IIC = Social Science
MPF V = Mathematics, Formal Reasoning, Technology
MPT = Thematic Sequence
MP-AW = Advanced Writing
MPF = Global Miami Plan Foundation
MPF IIB = Humanities
MPF IV = Natural Science
MP-IP = Intercultural Perspectives
MPF IIA = Creative Arts
MPF III = Global Perspectives