National's Masters Program in Forensic Science is unique among graduate programs in that its areas of specialization re Criminalistics and Investigations, a break-down between specialties that you often don't see. The difference, really, comes down to what is required of you as an undergraduate. Note that this degree is a Master of Forensic Science, or MFS, and not a Master of Science in Forensic Science. This is how the program can allow undergraduates without any specific undergraduate degree apply to the program and enroll in the Investigations area of specialization. And unless your undergraduate degree is in a hard, laboratory science, then this is the only area of specialization you can enroll in. Criminalistics is reserved for those with a hard science background.
The core requirements for both programs includes forensic medicine, pathology, psychology (including psychiatry and the law), forensic and crime scene photography, major case investigation, CSI, criminal profiling, and finally a supervised research project.
In the areas of specialization, Criminalistics requires 4 courses: Trace Evidence, Advanced Forensic Toxicology, Advanced Forensic Serology and DNA, and Forensic Anthropology and Archeology. The Investigations area of specialization also requires 4 courses, but they are decidedly less purse and more applied science: Advanced Criminalistics, Fingerprint Analysis, Criminal Procedure and the Constitution and Computer Forensics (or Electronic CSI, as it's called). For electives, students in either of the two areas of specialization can take courses in the graduate School of Business and Management.
Notre Dame de Namur University
Introductory Forensic Biology Course - Notre Dame de Namur U.
NDNU offers an undergraduate-level biology-centric introductory course on forensic science, offering a general survey of the tools, techniques and lab procedures used in crime scene investigation and subsequent lab analysis. Specifically, the class looks at DNA analysis, fingerprint, hair and fiber, ballistics and bullet comparisons. The class also delves into the psychological, looking at courtroom testimony, the fallibility of human memory and how it shapes testimony, and the decision making processes of the criminal justice system and the jury.