Forensics Online Degrees

Within the criminal justice system, forensics is used to identify, collect, ascertain facts and evidence. Mostly related to crime scene investigations, forensics requires acuity in investigative skills and science training.

As a forensics investigator you would need to:

• Locate and collect evidence without destroying its authenticity
• Analyse the evidence
• Properly store the evidence
• Compile what you have learnt into legitimate, concise reports
• Relay the information after ascertaining it to relevant law enforcement officers
• Acting as an expert witness

A career in forensics would require forensic science training that can be obtained through an online certification, associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree. Usually the coursework consists of criminology; lab sciences: biology, chemistry, physics; genetics; anthropology, toxicology, psychology and computers.

Advanced degrees and specializations can create varied and fascinating career options within forensics.

• Forensic DNA analysis
• Forensic anthropology
• Forensic pathology
• Digital Forensics
• Criminalistics (the incorporation of many sciences to study biological evidence, trace evidence, impression evidence.)
• Forensic geology
• Forensic video analysis
• Forensic toxicology