Forensic Sciences

This is a doctoral degree only concentration that will prepare students for both academic and practitioner settings in forensic anthropology and other related fields.

Restricted Electives:

Students must take the following two courses.

• BIO520, Skeletal Biological Laboratory Methods in Human Identification & Cold Cases (Fall odd years, Ross)
• BIO811, Forensic Science Seminar (Fall, Ross)

Concentration Chair

Dr. Ann Ross
ahross@ncsu.edu

Quantitative Requirements:

Students must take the following three courses.

• ST511, Experimental Statistics in Biological Sciences I
• ST512, Experimental Statistics in Biological Sciences II
• ST540, Applied Bayesian Analysis (Spring)

Other Requirements:

• Every student is required to complete training logs. Many of the modules can be completed while taking the BIO520 course. Please contact the Forensic Sciences Concentration Chair for additional information.
• Students are also required to start the Training Case Record Form after their first year and/or after taking BIO 520, whichever comes first. Please contact the Forensic Sciences Concentration Chair for additional information.
• Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe Level II Certification is strongly recommended but not required- costs associated with this exam are the student’s responsibility.

Optional Electives:

• Planned course: Human Paleontology (Ross)
• Planned course: Taphonomy (Schweitzer)
• GIS courses various and graduate certificate
• Criminalistics and Forensic Chemical Analysis (TC589)
• Bioarchaeology (ANT524)
• Topics in Physical Anthropology (Offered at Duke EVANTH790)
• Human gross anatomy (offered at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke or other)